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5050 Aluminum vs. 5254 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and 5254 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 5254 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
3.4 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
110 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
240 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
100 to 270

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
32
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
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
11 to 41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
73 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
25 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
32 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
94.4 to 96.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.45
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.45
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants