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518.0 Aluminum vs. 5454 Aluminum

Both 518.0 aluminum and 5454 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 518.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5454 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
61 to 93
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
69
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
2.3 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
83 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
26
Shear Strength, MPa 200
140 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
230 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
97 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 98
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
6.3 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
68 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
23 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
30 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.1 to 92.5
94.5 to 97.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.8
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 7.5 to 8.5
2.4 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15