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5056 Aluminum vs. EN AC-46400 Aluminum

Both 5056 aluminum and EN AC-46400 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5056 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-46400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
72
Elongation at Break, % 4.9 to 31
1.1 to 1.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 200
75 to 85
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 460
170 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 410
110 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 140
1.7 to 4.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 1220
82 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 48
18 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 50
26 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 95.4
85.4 to 90.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.5 to 5.6
0.25 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
8.3 to 9.7
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25