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ASTM A356 Grade 10 vs. 5005 Aluminum

ASTM A356 grade 10 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5005 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A356 grade 10 and the bottom bar is 5005 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
28 to 64
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 23
1.1 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
38 to 86
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
110 to 230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
41 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.9
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
2.3 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
12 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
82
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
4.9 to 10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97 to 99.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.8
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.6
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15