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390.0 Aluminum vs. 520.0 Aluminum

Both 390.0 aluminum and 520.0 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 520.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
66
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 110
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 300
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
87
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 25
21
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79 to 83
72

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.7 to 2.9
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 470
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 30
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 36
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
14

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 74.5 to 79.6
87.9 to 90.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
9.5 to 10.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15