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512.0 Aluminum vs. 5754 Aluminum

Both 512.0 aluminum and 5754 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 512.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5754 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 50
52 to 88
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.0
2.0 to 19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 58
66 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130
200 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83
80 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
6.1 to 32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 50
47 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
21 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
28 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.1
8.9 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.6 to 95.1
94.2 to 97.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
2.6 to 3.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 1.4 to 2.2
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15