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5154A Aluminum vs. 4032 Aluminum

Both 5154A aluminum and 4032 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5154A aluminum and the bottom bar is 4032 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 58 to 100
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
73
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 83 to 160
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
28
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 210
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 370
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 96 to 320
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.0 to 36
25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 760
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 38
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 43
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.7 to 96.9
81.1 to 87.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0.8 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
11 to 13.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15