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1070 Aluminum vs. 5010 Aluminum

Both 1070 aluminum and 5010 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1070 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5010 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
69
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 39
1.1 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 22 to 49
35 to 83
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 48 to 79
64 to 120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 73 to 140
100 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 120
38 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
150

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.8 to 21
2.3 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 110
10 to 270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.5 to 14
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
18 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
82
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.3 to 6.1
4.5 to 9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.7 to 100
97.1 to 99.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants