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5050-H36 Aluminum vs. 6025-H36 Aluminum

Both 5050-H36 aluminum and 6025-H36 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the H36 temper. They have a very high 96% 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-H36 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6025-H36 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
70
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 130
140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

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
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
7.8
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
91.7 to 96.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0.2 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
2.1 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.6 to 1.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.8 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15