5050-H16 Aluminum vs. 5083-H16 Aluminum
Both 5050-H16 aluminum and 5083-H16 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the H16 temper. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5050-H16 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5083-H16 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 61 | |
| 110 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.2 | |
| 1.1 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 80 | |
| 140 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 120 | |
| 220 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 210 | |
| 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 | |
| 340 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 630 | |
| 580 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 50 | |
| 29 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 170 | |
| 96 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Calomel Potential, mV | -760 | |
| -780 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.4 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
| 1170 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.7 | |
| 4.2 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 280 | |
| 860 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 40 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 79 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.4 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 96.3 to 98.9 | |
| 92.4 to 95.6 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.050 to 0.25 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 1.1 to 1.8 | |
| 4.0 to 4.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |