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Sintered 2014 Aluminum vs. 5454 Aluminum

Both sintered 2014 aluminum and 5454 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% 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 sintered 2014 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5454 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
69
Elongation at Break, % 0.5 to 3.0
2.3 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 52 to 100
83 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 290
230 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 280
97 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.0 to 5.7
6.3 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 560
68 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 27
23 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 33
30 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.2 to 13
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 96.3
94.5 to 97.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
2.4 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15