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5049 Aluminum vs. EN AC-51500 Aluminum

Both 5049 aluminum and EN AC-51500 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% 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 5049 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-51500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 52 to 88
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 18
5.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79 to 130
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 330
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91 to 280
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 620
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
88

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0 to 31
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 570
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 34
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 15
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.9
89.8 to 93.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.6 to 2.5
4.7 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.1
0.4 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.8 to 2.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15