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5050 Aluminum vs. EN AC-44400 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and EN AC-44400 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 EN AC-44400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 36 to 68
61
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
4.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
79
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1080

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
7.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
85
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
9.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
87.1 to 92
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.65
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
8.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15