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5050 Aluminum vs. 1235 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and 1235 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 5050 aluminum and the bottom bar is 1235 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
28 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
23 to 58
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
52 to 56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
80 to 84
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
23 to 57

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
60
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
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
17 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
3.8 to 24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
8.2 to 8.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
93
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
3.6 to 3.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
99.35 to 100
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.65
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.65
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants