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5050 Aluminum vs. 2095 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and 2095 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5050 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2095 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
8.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1470

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
57
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
2640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
59
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
91.3 to 94.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
3.9 to 4.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.15
Lithium (Li), % 0
0.7 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0.25 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.12
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.040 to 0.18
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15