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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. 5059 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45400 aluminum and 5059 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 5059 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
69
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
11 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
170 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
350 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
170 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

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

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
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
220 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
36 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
41 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
89.9 to 94
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
5.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.45
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0.4 to 0.9
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15