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EN AC-45100 Aluminum vs. 5086 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45100 aluminum and 5086 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-45100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5086 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 97 to 130
65 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.8
1.7 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 82 to 99
88 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 360
270 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 320
110 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.5 to 7.6
5.8 to 42
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 710
86 to 770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
28 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 39
34 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88 to 92.8
93 to 96.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.45
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.2 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15