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356.0 Aluminum vs. 5050 Aluminum

Both 356.0 aluminum and 5050 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 356.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55 to 75
36 to 68
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 3.8
1.7 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 75
45 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 190
91 to 140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 240
140 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 190
50 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150 to 170
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40 to 43
50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140 to 150
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Calomel Potential, mV -730
-760
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.2 to 8.2
4.1 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70 to 250
18 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 26
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 33
22 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64 to 71
79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 11
6.3 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.1 to 93.3
96.3 to 98.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
1.1 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15