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5454 Aluminum vs. AWS E383

5454 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E383 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 E383.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 18
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 350
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 36
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 41
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.5 to 97.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
26.5 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.6 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
28.8 to 39.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0