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201.0 Aluminum vs. 5083 Aluminum

Both 201.0 aluminum and 5083 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 201.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5083 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 95 to 140
75 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
68
Elongation at Break, % 4.4 to 20
1.1 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 150
93 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 290
170 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 470
290 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 400
110 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30 to 33
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 97
96

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
9.5
Calomel Potential, mV -670
-780
Density, g/cm3 3.1
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 63
4.2 to 42
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 1160
95 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 42
29 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 44
36 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 25
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.1 to 95.1
92.4 to 95.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.55
4.0 to 4.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.4 to 1.0
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 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15