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380.0 Aluminum vs. 5454 Aluminum

Both 380.0 aluminum and 5454 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 380.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5454 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
61 to 93
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
69
Elongation at Break, % 3.0
2.3 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
83 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
26
Shear Strength, MPa 190
140 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
230 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
97 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.0
6.3 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
68 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
23 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
30 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.6 to 89.5
94.5 to 97.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
2.4 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15