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5050 Aluminum vs. Automotive Grey Cast Iron

5050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while automotive grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5050 aluminum and the bottom bar is automotive grey cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 36 to 68
160 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
180
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
9.6 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
69 to 70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
140 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
94 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260 to 280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1380 to 1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1340 to 1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
41 to 43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12 to 14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
7.4 to 7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
8.8 to 9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.9 to 3.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.5 to 7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
1.5 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21 to 24
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
44 to 51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
18 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
25 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
5.2 to 11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
8.0 to 13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
11 to 12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
4.2 to 8.6