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5040 Aluminum vs. EN AC-44500 Aluminum

Both 5040 aluminum and EN AC-44500 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 88% 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-44500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 66 to 74
68
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
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1050

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
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 32
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98
83.7 to 89.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.4
0 to 0.55
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
10.5 to 13.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25