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EN AC-42100 Aluminum vs. 5026 Aluminum

Both EN AC-42100 aluminum and 5026 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-42100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5026 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 9.0
5.1 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 82
94 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
260 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
120 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1 to 23
15 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
100 to 440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 31
26 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
33 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.3
88.2 to 94.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0.2 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
3.9 to 4.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.6 to 1.8
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0.55 to 1.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 1.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15