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5005 Aluminum vs. EN AC-43100 Aluminum

Both 5005 aluminum and EN AC-43100 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% 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 5005 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-43100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 28 to 64
60 to 94
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 23
1.1 to 2.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 38 to 86
68 to 76
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 230
180 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 41 to 210
97 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 52
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 22
2.9 to 5.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 12 to 320
66 to 360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
20 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 82
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.9 to 10
8.6 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97 to 99.5
86.9 to 90.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.55
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.1
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
9.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants