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443.0 Aluminum vs. 5251 Aluminum

Both 443.0 aluminum and 5251 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 443.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5251 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 41
44 to 79
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
68
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
2.0 to 19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
59 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 96
110 to 160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 65
67 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
5.4 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 30
33 to 450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
26 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.9
7.9 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.7 to 95.5
95.5 to 98.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
1.7 to 2.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15