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364.0 Aluminum vs. 5050 Aluminum

Both 364.0 aluminum and 5050 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 364.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 7.5
1.7 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
45 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 200
91 to 140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
140 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
50 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
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 1080
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
4.1 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
18 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
22 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
6.3 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.2 to 92
96.3 to 98.9
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.25 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.4
1.1 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15