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201.0 Aluminum vs. 5050 Aluminum

Both 201.0 aluminum and 5050 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 201.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 95 to 140
36 to 68
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
68
Elongation at Break, % 4.4 to 20
1.7 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 150
45 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 290
91 to 140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 470
140 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 400
50 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30 to 33
50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 97
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
9.5
Calomel Potential, mV -670
-760
Density, g/cm3 3.1
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 63
4.1 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 1160
18 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 42
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 44
22 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 25
6.3 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.1 to 95.1
96.3 to 98.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.2
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.55
1.1 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Silver (Ag), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15