5070 Aluminum vs. EN AC-45100 Aluminum
Both 5070 aluminum and EN AC-45100 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 5070 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-45100 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 72 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 1.0 to 2.8 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 | |
| 82 to 99 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 27 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 | |
| 300 to 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 | |
| 210 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 630 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 550 | |
| 550 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 890 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 22 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 31 | |
| 30 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
| 95 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1170 | |
| 1100 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 51 | |
| 3.5 to 7.6 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 | |
| 290 to 710 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 49 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 | |
| 30 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 37 | |
| 35 to 39 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 53 | |
| 54 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 92.4 to 95.7 | |
| 88 to 92.8 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 2.6 to 3.6 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0.15 to 0.45 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.55 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 4.5 to 6.0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |