C443.0 Aluminum vs. 5049 Aluminum
Both C443.0 aluminum and 5049 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C443.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5049 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 65 | |
| 52 to 88 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
| 69 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 | |
| 2.0 to 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 120 | |
| 79 to 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 130 | |
| 130 to 190 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 | |
| 210 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 100 | |
| 91 to 280 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 470 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 630 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 600 | |
| 620 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 37 | |
| 35 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 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 | 7.9 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1120 | |
| 1180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 17 | |
| 6.0 to 31 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 70 | |
| 59 to 570 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 22 to 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 | |
| 29 to 39 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 58 | |
| 56 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 | |
| 9.3 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 89.6 to 95.5 | |
| 94.7 to 97.9 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 1.6 to 2.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0.5 to 1.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 4.5 to 6.0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |