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5050 Aluminum vs. 206.0 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and 206.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 206.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 36 to 68
95 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
8.4 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
88 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
330 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
190 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Calomel Potential, mV -760
-680
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
24 to 49
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
270 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
30 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
35 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
93.3 to 95.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
4.2 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0.15 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15