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5050 Aluminum vs. 514.0 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and 514.0 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5050 aluminum and the bottom bar is 514.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 36 to 68
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
7.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
74

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
120

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
8.9
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
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
41
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
7.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
93.6 to 96.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
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 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15