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5652 Aluminum vs. 5154 Aluminum

Both 5652 aluminum and 5154 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5652 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5154 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 25
3.4 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60 to 140
100 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 170
140 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
240 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 74 to 260
94 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 39
11 to 39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 480
64 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
25 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
32 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 13
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
94.4 to 96.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants