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EN AC-48100 Aluminum vs. 5059 Aluminum

Both EN AC-48100 aluminum and 5059 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 78% 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 5059 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
11 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 130
170 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 29
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 330
350 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 300
170 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87
95

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
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 3.6
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 580
220 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
36 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 38
41 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 16
16 to 18

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 72.1 to 79.8
89.9 to 94
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.65
5.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.45
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.9
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15