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5154A Aluminum vs. 7076 Aluminum

Both 5154A aluminum and 7076 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5154A aluminum and the bottom bar is 7076 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 58 to 100
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
6.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 83 to 160
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 210
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 370
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 96 to 320
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.0 to 36
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 760
1510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 38
49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 43
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.7 to 96.9
86.9 to 91.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
1.2 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
7.0 to 8.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15