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5050 Aluminum vs. 6101 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and 6101 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5050 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6101 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
10 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
220 to 230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
57 to 60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
190 to 200

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
1190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
89 to 93

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
97.6 to 99.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0.35 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants