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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. 5383 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45400 aluminum and 5383 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 EN AC-45400 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5383 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 86
85 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
6.7 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
130 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
310 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
150 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
97

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
23 to 40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
170 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
32 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
38 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
92 to 95.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
4.0 to 5.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.7 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15