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5088 Aluminum vs. EN AC-46400 Aluminum

Both 5088 aluminum and EN AC-46400 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% 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 5088 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-46400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
72
Elongation at Break, % 29
1.1 to 1.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
75 to 85
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
170 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
110 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
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 76
1.7 to 4.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
82 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
18 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
26 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.4 to 94.8
85.4 to 90.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.35
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 5.5
0.25 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
8.3 to 9.7
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25