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5449 Aluminum vs. 5154A Aluminum

Both 5449 aluminum and 5154A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 5154A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
68
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 17
1.1 to 19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 78 to 120
83 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 190
140 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 330
230 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91 to 260
96 to 320

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
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 29
4.0 to 36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 480
68 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 33
24 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
31 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 15
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.1 to 97.8
93.7 to 96.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.6 to 2.6
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.1
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants