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5457 Aluminum vs. 5005 Aluminum

Both 5457 aluminum and 5005 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 5005 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 32 to 55
28 to 64
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 22
1.1 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 98
38 to 86
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 85 to 130
70 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 210
110 to 230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 190
41 to 210

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
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 46
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150
170

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
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 23
2.3 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 250
12 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 21
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 28
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72
82
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7 to 9.0
4.9 to 10

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 97.8 to 99.05
97 to 99.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.5 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
0 to 0.2
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