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EN AC-48100 Aluminum vs. 5056 Aluminum

Both EN AC-48100 aluminum and 5056 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-48100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5056 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
67
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
4.9 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 130
140 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 29
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 330
290 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 300
150 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87
99

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
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 3.6
12 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 580
170 to 1220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
30 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 38
36 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 16
13 to 20

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 72.1 to 79.8
93 to 95.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.65
4.5 to 5.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15