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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. 5657 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45400 aluminum and 5657 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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-45400 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5657 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 86
40 to 50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
6.6 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
74 to 88
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
140 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
180

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
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
9.7 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
140 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
23 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
84
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
6.7 to 8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
98.5 to 99.4
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0 to 0.1
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0.6 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050