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1070 Aluminum vs. 5454 Aluminum

Both 1070 aluminum and 5454 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1070 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5454 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
69
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 39
2.3 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 22 to 49
83 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 48 to 79
140 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 73 to 140
230 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 120
97 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.8 to 21
6.3 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 110
68 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.5 to 14
23 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
30 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.3 to 6.1
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.7 to 100
94.5 to 97.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
2.4 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.5 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants