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5040 Aluminum vs. 384.0 Aluminum

Both 5040 aluminum and 384.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5040 aluminum and the bottom bar is 384.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 66 to 74
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
74
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 6.8
2.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
28
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 150
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 260
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 230
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
69

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1010

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 15
6.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 380
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 32
37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98
77.3 to 86.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
3.0 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.4
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
10.5 to 12
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5