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5154 Aluminum vs. 5383 Aluminum

Both 5154 aluminum and 5383 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5154 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5383 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 20
6.7 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 160
130 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 210
190 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 360
310 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94 to 270
150 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
540
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 32
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
97

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 39
23 to 40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 540
170 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 37
32 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 42
38 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 96.8
92 to 95.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
4.0 to 5.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.7 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants