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5050 Aluminum vs. 6101A Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and 6101A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 6101A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
80
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
180

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

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
84
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
97.9 to 99.3
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 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0.4 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1