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5154A Aluminum vs. 520.0 Aluminum

Both 5154A aluminum and 520.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 520.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 58 to 100
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
66
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 83 to 160
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 210
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 370
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 96 to 320
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
87
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
21
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
72

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.0 to 36
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 760
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 38
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 43
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.7 to 96.9
87.9 to 90.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
9.5 to 10.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15