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5050 Aluminum vs. 513.0 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and 513.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 513.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 36 to 68
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
5.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
97
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
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
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
110

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
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
9.8
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
91.9 to 95.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
1.4 to 2.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15