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5050 Aluminum vs. 535.0 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and 535.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 535.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 36 to 68
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
67
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
79

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
91.5 to 93.6
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.0030 to 0.0070
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
6.2 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15