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5050 Aluminum vs. 4006 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and 4006 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 4006 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 36 to 68
28 to 45
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
3.4 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
35 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
70 to 91
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
110 to 160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
62 to 140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
5.1 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
28 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
11 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
4.9 to 7.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
97.4 to 98.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0.5 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.8 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants