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5456 Aluminum vs. K93050 Alloy

5456 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while K93050 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 5456 aluminum and the bottom bar is K93050 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 340
500 to 680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
26
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 35
17 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 40
17 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
16 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92 to 94.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
61.4 to 63.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 5.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
36
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
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

Comparable Variants