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5050 Aluminum vs. ZA-12

5050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5050 aluminum and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 36 to 68
89 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
83
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
1.6 to 5.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
73 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
33
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
260 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.7
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
4.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
260 to 620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.060
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
87.1 to 89
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0