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5454 Aluminum vs. 5154 Aluminum

Both 5454 aluminum and 5154 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 5454 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5154 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 18
3.4 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 83 to 160
100 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 200
140 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 350
240 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 290
94 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3 to 34
11 to 39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 590
64 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 36
25 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 41
32 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.5 to 97.1
94.4 to 96.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.4 to 3.0
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants