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2017 Aluminum vs. 5254 Aluminum

Both 2017 aluminum and 5254 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2017 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5254 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
68
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 18
3.4 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 130
110 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 260
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 430
240 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 76 to 260
100 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 66
11 to 41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 470
73 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 40
25 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 42
32 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9 to 18
10 to 16

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 91.6 to 95.5
94.4 to 96.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.45
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.45
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants