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EN AC-43500 Aluminum vs. 5021 Aluminum

Both EN AC-43500 aluminum and 5021 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% 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-43500 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5021 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 13
1.1 to 3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62 to 100
85 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 300
300 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 170
240 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 26
3.1 to 10
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 200
440 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
30 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 39
37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.4 to 90.5
95.2 to 97.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.6
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.1 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11.5
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15