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EN AC-44300 Aluminum vs. 5052 Aluminum

Both EN AC-44300 aluminum and 5052 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 87% 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-44300 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5052 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 68
46 to 83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
1.1 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
66 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
75 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
1.7 to 69
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
41 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
19 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
27 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
8.3 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.3 to 89.5
95.8 to 97.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15