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5050 Aluminum vs. 1080A Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and 1080A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 5050 aluminum and the bottom bar is 1080A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 36 to 68
18 to 40
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
2.3 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
18 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
49 to 81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
74 to 140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
17 to 120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
62
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
3.1 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
2.1 to 100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
7.6 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
14 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
3.3 to 6.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
99.8 to 100
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.060
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants