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324.0 Aluminum vs. 5050 Aluminum

Both 324.0 aluminum and 5050 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 324.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 4.0
1.7 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 77 to 89
45 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 310
140 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
50 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 8.9
4.1 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85 to 510
18 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 38
22 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.7 to 14
6.3 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.3 to 92.2
96.3 to 98.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
1.1 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15