MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

5056 Aluminum vs. A201.0 Aluminum

Both 5056 aluminum and A201.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 5056 aluminum and the bottom bar is A201.0 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
71
Elongation at Break, % 4.9 to 31
4.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 200
97
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 460
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 410
420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 140
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 1220
1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 48
44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 50
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 95.4
93.7 to 95.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.5 to 5.6
0.15 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.2 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1