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5657 Aluminum vs. EN AC-41000 Aluminum

Both 5657 aluminum and EN AC-41000 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 5657 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-41000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 40 to 50
57 to 97
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
69
Elongation at Break, % 6.6 to 15
4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 74 to 88
58 to 71
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150 to 200
170 to 280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 170
80 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 54
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.7 to 27
6.4 to 11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 200
46 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 20
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 28
26 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 84
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.7 to 8.6
7.8 to 13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 98.5 to 99.4
95.2 to 97.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.0
0.45 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
1.6 to 2.4
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15