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5383 Aluminum vs. 5454 Aluminum

Both 5383 aluminum and 5454 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 5383 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5454 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85 to 110
61 to 93
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
69
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 15
2.3 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130 to 200
83 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 220
140 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 370
230 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 310
97 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 97
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 9.0
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23 to 40
6.3 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 690
68 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 38
23 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 42
30 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92 to 95.3
94.5 to 97.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.2
2.4 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants