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1070A Aluminum vs. 5454 Aluminum

Both 1070A aluminum and 5454 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 18 to 40
61 to 93
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
69
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 33
2.3 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 17 to 51
83 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 44 to 81
140 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 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 60
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.0 to 18
6.3 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 100
68 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.0 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 3.1 to 6.3
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 0.030
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
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants