MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

2014A Aluminum vs. 5449 Aluminum

Both 2014A aluminum and 5449 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2014A aluminum and the bottom bar is 5449 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
69
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 16
4.0 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 93 to 150
78 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 290
130 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 490
210 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 430
91 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 49
12 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85 to 1300
60 to 480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 45
22 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 46
29 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 22
9.4 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.8 to 95
94.1 to 97.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
1.6 to 2.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0.6 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants