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5050 Aluminum vs. EN AC-48000 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and EN AC-48000 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 86% 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-48000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 36 to 68
100 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
73
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
85 to 86
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
220 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
210 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

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
10
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
2.2 to 3.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
300 to 510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
23 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
31 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
10 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
80.4 to 87.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0.8 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0.8 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
10.5 to 13.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15