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EN AC-44500 Aluminum vs. 5457 Aluminum

Both EN AC-44500 aluminum and 5457 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 87% 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-44500 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5457 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 68
32 to 55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
6.0 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
55 to 98
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
130 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
50 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
46
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
150

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
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
12 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
18 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
21 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
72
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
5.7 to 9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 83.7 to 89.5
97.8 to 99.05
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.4
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.15 to 0.45
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.080
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1