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711.0 Aluminum vs. 5086 Aluminum

Both 711.0 aluminum and 5086 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 711.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5086 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
65 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
68
Elongation at Break, % 7.8
1.7 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
88 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
270 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
110 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15
5.8 to 42
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
86 to 770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
28 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
34 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.8 to 92.7
93 to 96.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0.35 to 0.65
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0.7 to 1.4
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.7
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 6.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15