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5050 Aluminum vs. 518.0 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and 518.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 518.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 36 to 68
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
67
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
5.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
98
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
81

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
9.4
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
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
88.1 to 92.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
7.5 to 8.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25