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5010 Aluminum vs. 5449 Aluminum

Both 5010 aluminum and 5449 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 5449 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 23
4.0 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 83
78 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 64 to 120
130 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 210
210 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 38 to 190
91 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 20
12 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 270
60 to 480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
22 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 29
29 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 82
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.5 to 9.4
9.4 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.1 to 99.7
94.1 to 97.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.6
1.6 to 2.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.6 to 1.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants