5456 Aluminum vs. 535.0 Aluminum
Both 5456 aluminum and 535.0 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 5456 aluminum and the bottom bar is 535.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 67 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 18 | |
| 10 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 130 to 210 | |
| 70 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 25 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 210 | |
| 190 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 320 to 340 | |
| 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 to 250 | |
| 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 630 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 570 | |
| 570 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 910 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 100 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 29 | |
| 23 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 97 | |
| 79 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.0 | |
| 9.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1170 | |
| 1180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 33 to 46 | |
| 24 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 to 470 | |
| 150 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 35 | |
| 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 38 to 40 | |
| 35 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 48 | |
| 42 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 92 to 94.8 | |
| 91.5 to 93.6 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 0.0030 to 0.0070 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 4.7 to 5.5 | |
| 6.2 to 7.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.25 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.1 to 0.25 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |