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5454 Aluminum vs. 5051A Aluminum

Both 5454 aluminum and 5051A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 5454 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5051A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 18
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 83 to 160
51 to 61
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 200
110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 350
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 290
56

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3 to 34
24 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 590
23
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 36
17 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 41
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
63
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.5 to 97.1
96.1 to 98.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.45
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.4 to 3.0
1.4 to 2.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants