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392.0 Aluminum vs. 5449 Aluminum

Both 392.0 aluminum and 5449 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 392.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5449 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
69
Elongation at Break, % 0.86
4.0 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
78 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
210 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
91 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 670
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.5
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4
12 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
60 to 480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 17
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 56
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
22 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39
29 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.4 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 73.9 to 80.6
94.1 to 97.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
1.6 to 2.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.6 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 18 to 20
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15