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5050 Aluminum vs. B443.0 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and B443.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 B443.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 36 to 68
43
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
4.9
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
50

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
130

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
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
5.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
6.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
91.9 to 95.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
4.5 to 6.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15