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6063A Aluminum vs. 5154 Aluminum

Both 6063A aluminum and 5154 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 6063A 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, % 6.7 to 18
3.4 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 53 to 80
100 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 78 to 150
140 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 260
240 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 55 to 200
94 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49 to 54
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 180
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 8.3
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 21
11 to 39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 22 to 280
64 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 26
25 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 33
32 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 83
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.6 to 11
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99
94.4 to 96.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants