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EN AC-44300 Aluminum vs. 5454 Aluminum

Both EN AC-44300 aluminum and 5454 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 88% 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 EN AC-44300 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5454 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 68
61 to 93
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
2.3 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
83 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
230 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
97 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
6.3 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
68 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
30 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.3 to 89.5
94.5 to 97.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.4 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.5 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15