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390.0 Aluminum vs. 5050 Aluminum

Both 390.0 aluminum and 5050 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 78% 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 390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
36 to 68
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
1.7 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 110
45 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 300
140 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
50 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 25
50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79 to 83
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.7 to 2.9
4.1 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 470
18 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 30
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 36
22 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
6.3 to 11

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 74.5 to 79.6
96.3 to 98.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
1.1 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15