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5454 Aluminum vs. AWS E308L

5454 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E308L belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5454 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E308L.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 18
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 350
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
16
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 36
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 41
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.5 to 97.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
62.9 to 72.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0