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5005A Aluminum vs. EN AC-21100 Aluminum

Both 5005A aluminum and EN AC-21100 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 5005A aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-21100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 29 to 64
100 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 21
6.2 to 7.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 38 to 82
79 to 87
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 230
340 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 43 to 210
210 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 52
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0 to 19
19 to 21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 14 to 310
300 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
31 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
36 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 82
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.0 to 10
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99.3
93.4 to 95.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
4.2 to 5.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.19
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.55
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.18
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1