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EN AC-45500 Aluminum vs. 6005 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45500 aluminum and 6005 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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-45500 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6005 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
90 to 95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.8
9.5 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 80
55 to 95
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
190 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
100 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
180 to 200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.2
27 to 36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430
77 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
20 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
28 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
74 to 83
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
8.6 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.6 to 93.1
97.5 to 99
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0.6 to 0.9
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15