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4145 Aluminum vs. 5454 Aluminum

Both 4145 aluminum and 5454 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 86% 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 4145 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5454 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
69
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
2.3 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 48
83 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
26
Shear Strength, MPa 69
140 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120
230 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 68
97 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
6.3 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 31
68 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
23 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
30 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.5
10 to 16

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 83 to 87.4
94.5 to 97.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.7
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
2.4 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 9.3 to 10.7
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15