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5005 Aluminum vs. 4104 Aluminum

Both 5005 aluminum and 4104 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 5005 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4104 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 23
2.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 38 to 86
42
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 70 to 130
63
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 230
110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 41 to 210
60

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 52
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1080

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 22
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 12 to 320
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 82
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.9 to 10
5.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97 to 99.5
85.8 to 90
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.1
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
9.0 to 10.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15