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5070 Aluminum vs. 6008 Aluminum

Both 5070 aluminum and 6008 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5070 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6008 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
69
Elongation at Break, % 20
9.1 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
55 to 88
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 190
120 to 170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
200 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
100 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
49
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
160

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 51
24 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
76 to 360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
21 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
28 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
77
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
9.0 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.4 to 95.7
96.5 to 99.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.4 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.5 to 0.9
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15