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5754 Aluminum vs. 518.0 Aluminum

Both 5754 aluminum and 518.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5754 aluminum and the bottom bar is 518.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 52 to 88
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
67
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 19
5.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 66 to 140
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 190
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 330
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 280
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
98
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 32
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 47 to 580
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 34
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 39
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.2 to 97.4
88.1 to 92.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.6 to 3.6
7.5 to 8.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25