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5154A Aluminum vs. 201.0 Aluminum

Both 5154A aluminum and 201.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5154A aluminum and the bottom bar is 201.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 58 to 100
95 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
4.4 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 83 to 160
120 to 150
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 210
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 370
370 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 96 to 320
220 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
30 to 33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
87 to 97

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
38
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.0 to 36
19 to 63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 760
330 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 38
33 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 43
37 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
19 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.7 to 96.9
92.1 to 95.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
4.0 to 5.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0.15 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1