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5050 Aluminum vs. EN AC-51200 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and EN AC-51200 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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-51200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 36 to 68
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
67
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
92
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
74

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
9.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
2.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
84.5 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 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
8.0 to 10.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15