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324.0 Aluminum vs. 5040 Aluminum

Both 324.0 aluminum and 5040 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 324.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5040 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 4.0
5.7 to 6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 77 to 89
100 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 310
240 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
190 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 8.9
14 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85 to 510
260 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 38
31 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.7 to 14
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.3 to 92.2
95.2 to 98
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
1.0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15