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5050 Aluminum vs. 380.0 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and 380.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 86% 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 380.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 36 to 68
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
74
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
3.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
28
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
7.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
8.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
79.6 to 89.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
7.5 to 9.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5