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1100A Aluminum vs. 5059 Aluminum

Both 1100A aluminum and 5059 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 1100A aluminum and the bottom bar is 5059 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
69
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 34
11 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 74
170 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 59 to 99
220 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 89 to 170
350 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 29 to 150
170 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.4 to 23
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.9 to 150
220 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.1 to 17
36 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 25
41 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 93
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.0 to 7.6
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99 to 100
89.9 to 94
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
5.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.6 to 1.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.45
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.9
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants