EN 573-3 Grade AW-5050A F – Food‑Safe Aluminium for Sheet Metal & Can Production

Material EN AW-Al Mg1,5(D) is produced for sheet metal, strip and plates.It is food-safe and used for prematerial for cans, caps and stoppers.

Properties

General

Property	Value	Comment
Density	2.65 - 2.7 g/cm³	Typical for Wrought 5000 Series Aluminium

Mechanical

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Shape	Comment
Elastic modulus		69.0 - 70.0 GPa				Typical for Wrought 5000 Series Aluminium
Plane-Strain Fracture Toughnes		22.0 - 35.0 MPa·√m				Typical for Wrought 5000 Series Aluminium
Poisson's ratio		0.33 [-]				Typical for Wrought 5000 Series Aluminium
Shear modulus		26.0 - 26.5 GPa				Typical for Wrought 5000 Series Aluminium
Tensile strength	20.0 °C	130.0 MPa	F	EN 573-3	Flat

Thermal

Property	Value	Comment
Coefficient of thermal expansion	2.2e-05 - 2.5e-05 1/K	Typical for Wrought 5000 Series Aluminium
Max service temperature	150.0 °C	Typical for Wrought 5000 Series Aluminium
Melting point	560.0 - 655.0 °C	Typical for Wrought 5000 Series Aluminium
Specific heat capacity	879.0 - 963.0 J/(kg·K)	Typical for Wrought 5000 Series Aluminium
Thermal conductivity	112.0 - 205.0 W/(m·K)	Typical for Wrought 5000 Series Aluminium

Electrical

Property	Value	Comment
Electrical conductivity	18000000.0 - 31000000.0 S/m	Typical for Wrought 5000 Series Aluminium
Electrical resistivity	3.3e-08 - 5e-08 Ω·m	Typical for Wrought 5000 Series Aluminium

Chemical properties

Property	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Shape
Chromium	0.1	F	EN 573-3	Flat
Copper	0.2	F	EN 573-3	Flat
Iron	0.7	F	EN 573-3	Flat
Magnesium	1.1 - 1.8 %	F	EN 573-3	Flat
Manganese	0.3	F	EN 573-3	Flat
Silicon	0.4	F	EN 573-3	Flat
Zinc	0.25	F	EN 573-3	Flat

Technological properties

Property
Workability	Good workability.

Property

Workability

Good workability.

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