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201.0 Aluminum vs. 5154 Aluminum

Both 201.0 aluminum and 5154 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 201.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5154 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
68
Elongation at Break, % 4.4 to 20
3.4 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 150
100 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 290
140 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 470
240 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 400
94 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30 to 33
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 97
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
9.5
Calomel Potential, mV -670
-770
Density, g/cm3 3.1
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 63
11 to 39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 1160
64 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 42
25 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 44
32 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 25
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.1 to 95.1
94.4 to 96.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.55
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Silver (Ag), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15