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5454 Aluminum vs. 5083 Aluminum

Both 5454 aluminum and 5083 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 5454 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5083 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 61 to 93
75 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 18
1.1 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 83 to 160
93 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 200
170 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 350
290 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 290
110 to 340

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
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
96

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
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3 to 34
4.2 to 42
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 590
95 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 36
29 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 41
36 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.5 to 97.1
92.4 to 95.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.4 to 3.0
4.0 to 4.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.4 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants