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5154A Aluminum vs. 1080 Aluminum

Both 5154A aluminum and 1080 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 5154A aluminum and the bottom bar is 1080 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
4.6 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 83 to 160
21 to 48
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 210
49 to 78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 370
72 to 130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 96 to 320
17 to 120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
61
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
200

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
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.0 to 36
4.7 to 21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 760
2.1 to 100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 38
7.4 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 43
14 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
3.2 to 6.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.7 to 96.9
99.8 to 100
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.020

Comparable Variants