5449 Aluminum vs. 5040 Aluminum
Both 5449 aluminum and 5040 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 5040 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
70 |
Elongation at Break, % | 4.0 to 17 | |
5.7 to 6.8 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 78 to 120 | |
100 to 130 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 130 to 190 | |
140 to 150 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 210 to 330 | |
240 to 260 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 91 to 260 | |
190 to 230 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
190 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
650 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 590 | |
600 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 | |
160 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 35 | |
41 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
130 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.5 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
1180 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 29 | |
14 to 15 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 60 to 480 | |
260 to 380 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 33 | |
24 to 26 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 to 39 | |
31 to 32 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 56 | |
64 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.4 to 15 | |
10 to 11 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 94.1 to 97.8 | |
95.2 to 98 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0.1 to 0.3 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
0 to 0.7 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 1.6 to 2.6 | |
1.0 to 1.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 1.1 | |
0.9 to 1.4 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |