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A360.0 Aluminum vs. 5056 Aluminum

Both A360.0 aluminum and 5056 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is A360.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5056 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
67
Elongation at Break, % 1.6 to 5.0
4.9 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 82 to 150
140 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
25
Shear Strength, MPa 180
170 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 320
290 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 260
150 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 680
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Calomel Potential, mV -700
-780
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.6 to 13
12 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 470
170 to 1220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 34
30 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 39
36 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5 to 15
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 90.6
93 to 95.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
4.5 to 5.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.050 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants