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224.0 Aluminum vs. 5110A Aluminum

Both 224.0 aluminum and 5110A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 224.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5110A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
68
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 10
4.5 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 86 to 120
37 to 77
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 420
100 to 190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 330
32 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
57
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 35
6.8 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 770
7.6 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 38
10 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 41
18 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 18
4.5 to 8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 95.2
98.5 to 99.8
Copper (Cu), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.35
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1