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5457 Aluminum vs. 4115 Aluminum

Both 5457 aluminum and 4115 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5457 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4115 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 32 to 55
38 to 68
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 22
1.1 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 98
39 to 76
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 85 to 130
71 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 210
120 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 190
39 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 46
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 23
2.1 to 10
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 250
11 to 270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 21
12 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 28
20 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7 to 9.0
5.2 to 9.9

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 97.8 to 99.05
94.6 to 97.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
0.6 to 1.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
1.8 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants