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4045 Aluminum vs. 5154 Aluminum

Both 4045 aluminum and 5154 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 4045 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5154 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
3.4 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45
100 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 69
140 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120
240 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 64
94 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4
11 to 39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
64 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
25 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
32 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7
10 to 16

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 87.4 to 91
94.4 to 96.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15