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5021 Aluminum vs. 5110A Aluminum

Both 5021 aluminum and 5110A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5021 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5110A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 3.4
4.5 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 85 to 110
37 to 77
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 170
66 to 110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 310
100 to 190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
32 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
57
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
8.3
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
6.8 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440 to 550
7.6 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 32
10 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
18 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
4.5 to 8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 97.7
98.5 to 99.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants