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5040 Aluminum vs. EN AC-21200 Aluminum

Both 5040 aluminum and EN AC-21200 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 5040 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-21200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 66 to 74
120 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
71
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 6.8
3.9 to 6.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
110 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 260
410 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 230
270 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.8
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 15
16 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 380
500 to 930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
38 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 32
41 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
18 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98
93.3 to 95.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.4
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1