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5050 Aluminum vs. AWS E307

5050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E307 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5050 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E307.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
17
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
18 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
59.6 to 69.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
3.3 to 4.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 10.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0