5754 Aluminum vs. 7475 Aluminum
Both 5754 aluminum and 7475 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5754 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7475 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 19 | |
| 10 to 12 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 66 to 140 | |
| 190 to 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 120 to 190 | |
| 320 to 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 to 330 | |
| 530 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 80 to 280 | |
| 440 to 520 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 380 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 600 | |
| 480 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 870 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 140 to 160 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 33 | |
| 33 to 42 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
| 98 to 120 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.7 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 6.1 to 32 | |
| 53 to 68 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 47 to 580 | |
| 1390 to 1920 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 34 | |
| 49 to 55 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 39 | |
| 48 to 52 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 54 | |
| 53 to 63 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.9 to 14 | |
| 23 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 94.2 to 97.4 | |
| 88.6 to 91.6 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0.18 to 0.25 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 1.2 to 1.9 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 2.6 to 3.6 | |
| 1.9 to 2.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 5.1 to 6.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |