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8079 Aluminum vs. 5154 Aluminum

Both 8079 aluminum and 5154 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 8079 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5154 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
3.4 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
100 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
240 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
94 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1
11 to 39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
64 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
25 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
32 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.4
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 98.1 to 99.3
94.4 to 96.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.050 to 0.3
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