5454 Aluminum vs. A206.0 Aluminum
Both 5454 aluminum and A206.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5454 aluminum and the bottom bar is A206.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 61 to 93 | |
| 100 to 110 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 to 18 | |
| 4.2 to 10 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 83 to 160 | |
| 90 to 180 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 140 to 200 | |
| 260 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 to 350 | |
| 390 to 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 97 to 290 | |
| 250 to 380 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 670 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 600 | |
| 550 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 880 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 34 | |
| 30 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
| 90 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.6 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 6.3 to 34 | |
| 16 to 37 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 68 to 590 | |
| 440 to 1000 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 36 | |
| 36 to 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 to 41 | |
| 39 to 43 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 55 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 16 | |
| 17 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 94.5 to 97.1 | |
| 93.9 to 95.7 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 4.2 to 5.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 2.4 to 3.0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |