5154A-F Aluminum vs. ISO-WD32260-F
5154A-F aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ISO-WD32260-F belongs to the magnesium alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5154A-F aluminum and the bottom bar is ISO-WD32260-F.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 46 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 | |
| 5.7 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 83 | |
| 160 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 18 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 140 | |
| 190 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 | |
| 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 97 | |
| 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 600 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 600 | |
| 520 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 970 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 27 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 32 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
| 140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 1.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.8 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 940 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 34 | |
| 17 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 69 | |
| 560 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
| 63 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 48 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 | |
| 56 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 53 | |
| 63 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 93.7 to 96.9 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 3.1 to 3.9 | |
| 92.7 to 94.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 4.8 to 6.2 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.8 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |