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5457 Aluminum vs. 3004 Aluminum

Both 5457 aluminum and 3004 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5457 aluminum and the bottom bar is 3004 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 32 to 55
45 to 83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 22
1.1 to 19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 98
55 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 85 to 130
100 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 210
170 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 190
68 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 46
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 23
3.2 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 250
33 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 21
18 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 28
25 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7 to 9.0
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 97.8 to 99.05
95.6 to 98.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.8 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
1.0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants