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EN AC-51300 Aluminum vs. 5086 Aluminum

Both EN AC-51300 aluminum and 5086 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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-51300 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5086 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
65 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.7
1.7 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 78
88 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
270 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
110 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1
5.8 to 42
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 87
86 to 770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
28 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
34 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
12 to 17

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 91.4 to 95.5
93 to 96.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.5 to 6.5
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.45
0.2 to 0.7
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15