384.0 Aluminum vs. 5154A Aluminum
Both 384.0 aluminum and 5154A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 384.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5154A aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 85 | |
58 to 100 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
68 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 | |
1.1 to 19 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 140 | |
83 to 160 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 28 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 200 | |
140 to 210 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 | |
230 to 370 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 | |
96 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 550 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
190 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 580 | |
650 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 530 | |
600 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 96 | |
130 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
24 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 22 | |
32 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 69 | |
110 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.9 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.4 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1010 | |
1180 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 6.9 | |
4.0 to 36 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 | |
68 to 760 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
51 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 | |
24 to 38 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 37 | |
31 to 43 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 39 | |
53 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
10 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 77.3 to 86.5 | |
93.7 to 96.9 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Copper (Cu), % | 3.0 to 4.5 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.3 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
3.1 to 3.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 10.5 to 12 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |