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5050 Aluminum vs. EN AC-45000 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and EN AC-45000 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 88% 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-45000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 36 to 68
77
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
73
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
75
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
1.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
80
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
82.2 to 91.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.45
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
5.0 to 7.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.35