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5454 Aluminum vs. AWS E310Nb

5454 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E310Nb 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 E310Nb.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 18
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 350
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 36
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 41
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.5 to 97.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
44.1 to 53.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
20 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.75
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