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5040 Aluminum vs. EN AC-43400 Aluminum

Both 5040 aluminum and EN AC-43400 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% 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-43400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 66 to 74
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
72
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 6.8
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 260
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 230
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 15
2.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 380
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 32
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98
86 to 90.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.4
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
9.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15