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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. 5050 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45400 aluminum and 5050 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-45400 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 86
36 to 68
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
1.7 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
45 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
140 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
50 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
4.1 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
18 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
22 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
6.3 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
96.3 to 98.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
1.1 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.1
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
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15