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5449 Aluminum vs. 4006 Aluminum

Both 5449 aluminum and 4006 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 5449 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4006 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
69
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 17
3.4 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 78 to 120
35 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 190
70 to 91
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 330
110 to 160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91 to 260
62 to 140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.0
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 29
5.1 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 480
28 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 33
11 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 15
4.9 to 7.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.1 to 97.8
97.4 to 98.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0.5 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.6 to 2.6
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.1
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.8 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants