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295.0 Aluminum vs. 5454 Aluminum

Both 295.0 aluminum and 5454 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 295.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5454 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60 to 93
61 to 93
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
69
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 7.2
2.3 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 44 to 55
83 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 230
140 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 280
230 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 220
97 to 290

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 530
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.2 to 13
6.3 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 77 to 340
68 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 26
23 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 32
30 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 12
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.4 to 95.3
94.5 to 97.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
2.4 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.5 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15