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5040 Aluminum vs. EN AC-51500 Aluminum

Both 5040 aluminum and EN AC-51500 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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-51500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 66 to 74
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 6.8
5.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 260
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 230
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
88

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
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 15
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 380
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 32
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98
89.8 to 93.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.5
4.7 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.4
0.4 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
1.8 to 2.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15