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EN AC-42100 Aluminum vs. 5010 Aluminum

Both EN AC-42100 aluminum and 5010 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 EN AC-42100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5010 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
27 to 62
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
69
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 9.0
1.1 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 82
35 to 83
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
100 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
38 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
150

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1 to 23
2.3 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
10 to 270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 31
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
18 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
82
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
4.5 to 9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.3
97.1 to 99.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15