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332.0 Aluminum vs. 5051A Aluminum

Both 332.0 aluminum and 5051A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 332.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5051A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90
51 to 61
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 190
110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
56

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
24 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
23
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
63
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.1 to 89
96.1 to 98.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.45
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.5
1.4 to 2.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 8.5 to 10.5
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15