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EN AC-42100 Aluminum vs. 5050 Aluminum

Both EN AC-42100 aluminum and 5050 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 (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 5050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
36 to 68
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 9.0
1.7 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 82
45 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
140 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
50 to 210

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
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
170

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
8.4
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
4.1 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
18 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 31
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
22 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
6.3 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.3
96.3 to 98.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
1.1 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15