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5050 Aluminum vs. 6070 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and 6070 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 6070 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
5.6 to 8.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
95 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
220 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
370 to 380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
140

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
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
20 to 32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
880 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
42 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
94.6 to 98
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0.5 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 1.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15