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5086 Aluminum vs. EN AC-44000 Aluminum

Both 5086 aluminum and EN AC-44000 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 5086 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-44000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65 to 100
51
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 20
7.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 88 to 180
64
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 390
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 320
86

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
560
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.8 to 42
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 86 to 770
51
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 40
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34 to 44
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 96.3
87.1 to 90
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.19
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
10 to 11.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1