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392.0 Aluminum vs. 5050 Aluminum

Both 392.0 aluminum and 5050 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 392.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
68
Elongation at Break, % 0.86
1.7 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
45 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
140 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
50 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 670
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4
4.1 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
18 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 17
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 56
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39
22 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
6.3 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 73.9 to 80.6
96.3 to 98.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
1.1 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 18 to 20
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15