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EN AC-48100 Aluminum vs. 5050 Aluminum

Both EN AC-48100 aluminum and 5050 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 EN AC-48100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 140
36 to 68
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
1.7 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 130
45 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 29
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 330
140 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 300
50 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 3.6
4.1 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 580
18 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 38
22 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 16
6.3 to 11

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 72.1 to 79.8
96.3 to 98.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.65
1.1 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15