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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. 5088 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45400 aluminum and 5088 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 (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 5088 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
98

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
76
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
92.4 to 94.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0.1 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
4.7 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0.2 to 0.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15