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5021 Aluminum vs. 1200 Aluminum

Both 5021 aluminum and 1200 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 5021 aluminum and the bottom bar is 1200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 3.4
1.1 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 85 to 110
25 to 69
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 170
54 to 100
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 310
85 to 180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
28 to 160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
58
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1 to 10
2.0 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440 to 550
5.7 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 32
8.7 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
92
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
3.8 to 8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 97.7
99 to 100
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants