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5040 Aluminum vs. 5454 Aluminum

Both 5040 aluminum and 5454 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5040 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5454 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 66 to 74
61 to 93
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
69
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 6.8
2.3 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
83 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 150
140 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 260
230 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 230
97 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
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 8.3
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 15
6.3 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 380
68 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
23 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 32
30 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98
94.5 to 97.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.5
2.4 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.4
0.5 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants