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240.0 Aluminum vs. 5754 Aluminum

Both 240.0 aluminum and 5754 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 240.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5754 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
2.0 to 19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
66 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
200 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
80 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 65
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2
6.1 to 32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
47 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
21 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
28 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
8.9 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.7 to 86.9
94.2 to 97.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 5.5 to 6.5
2.6 to 3.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15