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5383 Aluminum vs. 7204 Aluminum

Both 5383 aluminum and 7204 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5383 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7204 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 15
11 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130 to 200
110 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 220
130 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 370
220 to 380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 310
120 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 97
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23 to 40
25 to 40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 690
110 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 38
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 42
28 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
9.4 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92 to 95.3
90.5 to 94.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.2
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.7
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.4
4.0 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants