5456 Aluminum vs. 5059 Aluminum
Both 5456 aluminum and 5059 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5456 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5059 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 69 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 18 | |
| 11 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 130 to 210 | |
| 170 to 240 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 210 | |
| 220 to 250 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 320 to 340 | |
| 350 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 to 250 | |
| 170 to 300 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 65 | |
| 65 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 570 | |
| 510 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 29 | |
| 29 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 97 | |
| 95 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.0 | |
| 9.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1170 | |
| 1160 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 33 to 46 | |
| 42 to 75 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 to 470 | |
| 220 to 650 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 35 | |
| 36 to 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 38 to 40 | |
| 41 to 45 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 48 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 16 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 92 to 94.8 | |
| 89.9 to 94 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 4.7 to 5.5 | |
| 5.0 to 6.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0.6 to 1.2 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.45 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0.4 to 0.9 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |