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1070A Aluminum vs. 5050 Aluminum

Both 1070A aluminum and 5050 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1070A aluminum and the bottom bar is 5050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 18 to 40
36 to 68
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 33
1.7 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 17 to 51
45 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 44 to 81
91 to 140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 140
140 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 120
50 to 210

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
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.0 to 18
4.1 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 100
18 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.0 to 14
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
22 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.1 to 6.3
6.3 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.7 to 100
96.3 to 98.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
1.1 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants