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5050 Aluminum vs. 4007 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and 4007 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 4007 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 36 to 68
32 to 44
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
5.1 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
46 to 88
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
80 to 90
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
130 to 160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
50 to 120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
7.4 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
18 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
12 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
5.5 to 6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
94.1 to 97.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0.4 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.15 to 0.7
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 1.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants