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380.0 Aluminum vs. 5457 Aluminum

Both 380.0 aluminum and 5457 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 5457 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
32 to 55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.0
6.0 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
55 to 98
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
26
Shear Strength, MPa 190
85 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
130 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
50 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
46
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
150

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
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.0
12 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
18 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
21 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
72
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
5.7 to 9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.6 to 89.5
97.8 to 99.05
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1