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3105 Aluminum vs. 5454 Aluminum

Both 3105 aluminum and 5454 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 3105 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5454 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 29 to 67
61 to 93
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 20
2.3 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 39 to 95
83 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 77 to 140
140 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 240
230 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 46 to 220
97 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 19
6.3 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 15 to 340
68 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
23 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
30 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2 to 11
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96 to 99.5
94.5 to 97.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
2.4 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.5 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants