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380.0 Aluminum vs. 5049 Aluminum

Both 380.0 aluminum and 5049 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 380.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5049 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
52 to 88
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
69
Elongation at Break, % 3.0
2.0 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
79 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
26
Shear Strength, MPa 190
130 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
210 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
91 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.0
6.0 to 31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
59 to 570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
22 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
29 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
9.3 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.6 to 89.5
94.7 to 97.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
1.6 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15