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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. 5657 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45000 aluminum and 5657 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 87% 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 EN AC-45000 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5657 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
40 to 50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
6.6 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
74 to 88
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
140 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
9.7 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80
140 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
23 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
84
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
6.7 to 8.6

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
98.5 to 99.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.55
0.6 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.050