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5457 Aluminum vs. 5010 Aluminum

Both 5457 aluminum and 5010 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5457 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5010 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 32 to 55
27 to 62
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
69
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 22
1.1 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 98
35 to 83
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 85 to 130
64 to 120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 210
100 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 190
38 to 190

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
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 46
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150
150

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
8.2
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 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 250
10 to 270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 21
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 28
18 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72
82
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7 to 9.0
4.5 to 9.4

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 97.8 to 99.05
97.1 to 99.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
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
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
0.1 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants