MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

5050 Aluminum vs. 5005 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and 5005 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5050 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5005 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 36 to 68
28 to 64
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
1.1 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
38 to 86
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
70 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
110 to 230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
41 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Calomel Potential, mV -760
-740
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
2.3 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
12 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
82
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
4.9 to 10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
97 to 99.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0.5 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants