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5050 Aluminum vs. 5457 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and 5457 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 5457 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 36 to 68
32 to 55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
6.0 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
55 to 98
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
85 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
130 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
50 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
46
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
150

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
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
12 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
18 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
21 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
72
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
5.7 to 9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
97.8 to 99.05
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.45
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.080
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants