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1070 Aluminum vs. 5005A Aluminum

Both 1070 aluminum and 5005A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1070 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5005A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 39
1.1 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 22 to 49
38 to 82
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 48 to 79
71 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 73 to 140
110 to 230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 120
43 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.8 to 21
2.0 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 110
14 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.5 to 14
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
82
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.3 to 6.1
5.0 to 10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.7 to 100
97.5 to 99.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.45
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
0.7 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants