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357.0 Aluminum vs. 5049 Aluminum

Both 357.0 aluminum and 5049 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 357.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5049 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 95
52 to 88
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
69
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
2.0 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76
79 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 200
130 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
210 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
91 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
6.0 to 31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
59 to 570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
22 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 43
29 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
9.3 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.1
94.7 to 97.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.6
1.6 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.5 to 1.1
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15