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EN AC-51400 Aluminum vs. 5070 Aluminum

Both EN AC-51400 aluminum and 5070 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% 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-51400 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5070 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 85
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
51
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 95.5
92.4 to 95.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.5 to 6.5
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.45
0.4 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15