5457 Aluminum vs. 5005A Aluminum
Both 5457 aluminum and 5005A aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5457 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5005A aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 32 to 55 | |
| 29 to 64 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 to 22 | |
| 1.1 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 55 to 98 | |
| 38 to 82 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 85 to 130 | |
| 71 to 130 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 130 to 210 | |
| 110 to 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 50 to 190 | |
| 43 to 210 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 660 | |
| 660 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 630 | |
| 630 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 180 | |
| 200 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 46 | |
| 52 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 150 | |
| 170 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.4 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
| 1190 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 23 | |
| 2.0 to 19 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 18 to 250 | |
| 14 to 310 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 21 | |
| 12 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 28 | |
| 19 to 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 72 | |
| 82 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 5.7 to 9.0 | |
| 5.0 to 10 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 97.8 to 99.05 | |
| 97.5 to 99.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.45 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0.7 to 1.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.45 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |