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384.0 Aluminum vs. 5059 Aluminum

Both 384.0 aluminum and 5059 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 84% 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 384.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5059 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
69
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
11 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
170 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
26
Shear Strength, MPa 200
220 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
350 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
170 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
220 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
36 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
41 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16 to 18

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 77.3 to 86.5
89.9 to 94
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
5.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 12
0 to 0.45
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0.4 to 0.9
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15