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5457 Aluminum vs. EN AC-46400 Aluminum

Both 5457 aluminum and EN AC-46400 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% 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 EN AC-46400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 32 to 55
77 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
72
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 22
1.1 to 1.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 98
75 to 85
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 210
170 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 190
110 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 46
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150
110

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
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 23
1.7 to 4.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 250
82 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 21
18 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 28
26 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7 to 9.0
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 97.8 to 99.05
85.4 to 90.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.25 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
0.15 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
8.3 to 9.7
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25