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513.0 Aluminum vs. 5754 Aluminum

Both 513.0 aluminum and 5754 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 513.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5754 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
52 to 88
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
2.0 to 19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 97
66 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 170
120 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
200 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
80 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
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 1170
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.8
6.1 to 32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
47 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
21 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
28 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
8.9 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.9 to 95.1
94.2 to 97.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
2.6 to 3.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 1.4 to 2.2
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15