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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. 5056 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45400 aluminum and 5056 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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-45400 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5056 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
67
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
4.9 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
140 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
290 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
150 to 410

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 560
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
99

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
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
12 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
170 to 1220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
30 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
36 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
93 to 95.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
4.5 to 5.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.050 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15