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R60901 Alloy vs. 5056 Aluminum

R60901 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while 5056 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R60901 alloy and the bottom bar is 5056 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
67
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 22
4.9 to 31
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 580
290 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 390
150 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 6.3
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.6
2.7
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 100
12 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640 to 760
170 to 1220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
30 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
36 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58 to 67
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93 to 95.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.5 to 5.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Niobium (Nb), % 2.4 to 2.8
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 96.8 to 97.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants