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5050 Aluminum vs. 356.0 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and 356.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 356.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 36 to 68
55 to 75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
2.0 to 3.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
55 to 75
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
140 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
100 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
150 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
40 to 43
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
140 to 150

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Calomel Potential, mV -760
-730
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
3.2 to 8.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
70 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
17 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
25 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
64 to 71
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
7.6 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
90.1 to 93.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
6.5 to 7.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15