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5056 Aluminum vs. K94200 Alloy

5056 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while K94200 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 5056 aluminum and the bottom bar is K94200 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
140
Elongation at Break, % 4.9 to 31
5.0 to 32
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
54
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
330 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 460
500 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 410
270 to 650

Thermal Properties

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
500
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
5.0

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 140
35 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 1220
250 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
9.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 48
17 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 50
17 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
49 to 70

Comparable Variants