5754 Aluminum vs. 1200 Aluminum
Both 5754 aluminum and 1200 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5754 aluminum and the bottom bar is 1200 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 52 to 88 | |
| 23 to 48 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 69 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 19 | |
| 1.1 to 28 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 66 to 140 | |
| 25 to 69 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 120 to 190 | |
| 54 to 100 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 to 330 | |
| 85 to 180 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 80 to 280 | |
| 28 to 160 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 660 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 600 | |
| 650 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 230 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 33 | |
| 58 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
| 190 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.7 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1190 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 6.1 to 32 | |
| 2.0 to 19 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 47 to 580 | |
| 5.7 to 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 34 | |
| 8.7 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 39 | |
| 16 to 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 54 | |
| 92 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.9 to 14 | |
| 3.8 to 8.1 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 94.2 to 97.4 | |
| 99 to 100 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 2.6 to 3.6 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |