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5050 Aluminum vs. 711.0 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and 711.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 711.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 36 to 68
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
7.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
89.8 to 92.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0.35 to 0.65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0.7 to 1.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
6.0 to 7.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15