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5049 Aluminum vs. 5056 Aluminum

Both 5049 aluminum and 5056 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5049 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5056 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
67
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 18
4.9 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79 to 130
140 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 190
170 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 330
290 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91 to 280
150 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0 to 31
12 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 570
170 to 1220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 34
30 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
36 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 15
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.9
93 to 95.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.6 to 2.5
4.5 to 5.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.1
0.050 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants