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5454 Aluminum vs. 6082 Aluminum

Both 5454 aluminum and 6082 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5454 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6082 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 61 to 93
40 to 95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
69
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 18
6.3 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 83 to 160
55 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 200
84 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 350
140 to 340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 290
85 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
140

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
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3 to 34
19 to 43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 590
52 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 36
14 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 41
21 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
6.0 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.5 to 97.1
95.2 to 98.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.4 to 3.0
0.6 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.4 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.7 to 1.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants