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1100A Aluminum vs. 5083 Aluminum

Both 1100A aluminum and 5083 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1100A aluminum and the bottom bar is 5083 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
68
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 34
1.1 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 74
93 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 59 to 99
170 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 89 to 170
290 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 29 to 150
110 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
96

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
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.4 to 23
4.2 to 42
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.9 to 150
95 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.1 to 17
29 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 25
36 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 93
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.0 to 7.6
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99 to 100
92.4 to 95.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
4.0 to 4.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants