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2014A Aluminum vs. 5454 Aluminum

Both 2014A aluminum and 5454 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% 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 2014A aluminum and the bottom bar is 5454 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
69
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 16
2.3 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 93 to 150
83 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 290
140 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 490
230 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 430
97 to 290

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
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 49
6.3 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85 to 1300
68 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 45
23 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 46
30 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 22
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.8 to 95
94.5 to 97.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
2.4 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants