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5040 Aluminum vs. 242.0 Aluminum

Both 5040 aluminum and 242.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5040 aluminum and the bottom bar is 242.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 66 to 74
70 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
73
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 6.8
0.5 to 1.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
55 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 150
150 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 260
180 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 230
120 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
130 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
33 to 44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
96 to 130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
12
Density, g/cm3 2.8
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 15
1.3 to 3.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 380
110 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
16 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 32
23 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
50 to 62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
8.0 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98
88.4 to 93.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
3.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.5
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.4
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.7 to 2.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15