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5454 Aluminum vs. 5110A Aluminum

Both 5454 aluminum and 5110A 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 5454 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5110A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 18
4.5 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 83 to 160
37 to 77
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 200
66 to 110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 350
100 to 190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 290
32 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
57
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
190

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
8.3
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
6.8 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 590
7.6 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 36
10 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 41
18 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
4.5 to 8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.5 to 97.1
98.5 to 99.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.4 to 3.0
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants