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1100A Aluminum vs. 5154A Aluminum

Both 1100A aluminum and 5154A 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 1100A aluminum and the bottom bar is 5154A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
68
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 34
1.1 to 19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 74
83 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 59 to 99
140 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 89 to 170
230 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 29 to 150
96 to 320

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
32
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 8.2
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.4 to 23
4.0 to 36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.9 to 150
68 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.1 to 17
24 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 25
31 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 93
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.0 to 7.6
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99 to 100
93.7 to 96.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants