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5050 Aluminum vs. 5086 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and 5086 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 5086 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 36 to 68
65 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
1.7 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
88 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
160 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
270 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
110 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Calomel Potential, mV -760
-760
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.8
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
5.8 to 42
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
86 to 770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
28 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
34 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
93 to 96.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.7
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants