5454-H12 Aluminum vs. 5754-H12 Aluminum
Both 5454-H12 aluminum and 5754-H12 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the H12 temper. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5454-H12 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5754-H12 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 75 | |
| 66 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 | |
| 5.5 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 | |
| 140 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 160 | |
| 140 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 270 | |
| 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 | |
| 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 600 | |
| 600 |
| 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 | 34 | |
| 33 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
| 110 |
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 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 8.6 | |
| 12 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 | |
| 270 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 55 | |
| 54 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 94.5 to 97.1 | |
| 94.2 to 97.4 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 2.4 to 3.0 | |
| 2.6 to 3.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |