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5049 Aluminum vs. ASTM A182 Grade F122

5049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A182 grade F122 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5049 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F122.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 52 to 88
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 18
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79 to 130
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 190
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 330
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91 to 280
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
12
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0 to 31
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 570
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 34
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 15
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.9
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.070 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
81.3 to 87.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.6 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.1
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0