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5056 Aluminum vs. K93600 Alloy

5056 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while K93600 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 5056 aluminum and the bottom bar is K93600 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
140
Elongation at Break, % 4.9 to 31
5.0 to 35
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
320 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 460
480 to 810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 410
280 to 750

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
520
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
7.3

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 140
21 to 280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 1220
280 to 2050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
9.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 48
16 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 50
17 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
34 to 57

Comparable Variants