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5383 Aluminum vs. 5050 Aluminum

Both 5383 aluminum and 5050 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 5383 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85 to 110
36 to 68
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 15
1.7 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130 to 200
45 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 220
91 to 140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 370
140 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 310
50 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 97
170

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
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23 to 40
4.1 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 690
18 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 38
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 42
22 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
6.3 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92 to 95.3
96.3 to 98.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.2
1.1 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants