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5457 Aluminum vs. 6066 Aluminum

Both 5457 aluminum and 6066 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 6066 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 22
7.8 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 98
94 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 85 to 130
95 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 210
160 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 190
93 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 46
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150
130

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
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 23
23 to 52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 250
61 to 920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 21
16 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 28
23 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7 to 9.0
6.9 to 17

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 97.8 to 99.05
93 to 97
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0.7 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.8 to 1.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
0.6 to 1.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0.9 to 1.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
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