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5454 Aluminum vs. Type 2 Pewter

5454 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 Type 2 pewter.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 61 to 93
13 to 23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
52
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 350
52 to 68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
69
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 36
2.0 to 2.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 41
4.3 to 5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
3.4 to 4.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.5 to 97.1
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
5.0 to 7.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.015
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
90 to 93
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.0050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants