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2014A Aluminum vs. 5050 Aluminum

Both 2014A aluminum and 5050 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2014A aluminum and the bottom bar is 5050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 16
1.7 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 93 to 150
45 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 290
91 to 140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 490
140 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 430
50 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 49
4.1 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85 to 1300
18 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 45
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 46
22 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 22
6.3 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.8 to 95
96.3 to 98.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
1.1 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants