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5050 Aluminum vs. 512.0 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and 512.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5050 aluminum and the bottom bar is 512.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 36 to 68
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
2.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
58
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
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
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
50
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
6.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
90.6 to 95.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.4 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15