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5154 Aluminum vs. 8011A Aluminum

Both 5154 aluminum and 8011A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5154 aluminum and the bottom bar is 8011A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
69
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 20
1.7 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 160
33 to 76
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 360
100 to 180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94 to 270
34 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 39
3.0 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 540
8.2 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 37
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 42
18 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
4.6 to 8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 96.8
97.5 to 99.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.4 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants