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1070 Aluminum vs. 5456 Aluminum

Both 1070 aluminum and 5456 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 5456 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 39
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 22 to 49
130 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 48 to 79
190 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 73 to 140
320 to 340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 120
150 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
97

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
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.8 to 21
33 to 46
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 110
170 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.5 to 14
33 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
38 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.3 to 6.1
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.7 to 100
92 to 94.8
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
4.7 to 5.5
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