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238.0 Aluminum vs. 5010 Aluminum

Both 238.0 aluminum and 5010 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 84% 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 238.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5010 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
1.1 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
35 to 83
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
100 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
38 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
150

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.4
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9
2.3 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
10 to 270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 42
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
82
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
4.5 to 9.4

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 81.9 to 84.9
97.1 to 99.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 9.5 to 10.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 3.6 to 4.4
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15