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5010 Aluminum vs. 2014 Aluminum

Both 5010 aluminum and 2014 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 5010 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2014 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
72
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 23
1.5 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 83
90 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 64 to 120
130 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 210
190 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 38 to 190
100 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 20
6.6 to 56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 270
76 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
18 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 29
25 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 82
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.5 to 9.4
8.4 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.1 to 99.7
90.4 to 95
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
3.9 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.4 to 1.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants