EN AC-45300 Aluminum vs. 5383 Aluminum
Both EN AC-45300 aluminum and 5383 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-45300 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5383 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 94 to 120 | |
| 85 to 110 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 2.8 | |
| 6.7 to 15 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 59 to 72 | |
| 130 to 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 26 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 to 290 | |
| 310 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 to 230 | |
| 150 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 630 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 590 | |
| 540 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 890 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 36 | |
| 29 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 97 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1120 | |
| 1170 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 2.7 to 5.6 | |
| 23 to 40 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 to 390 | |
| 170 to 690 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 29 | |
| 32 to 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 to 35 | |
| 38 to 42 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 60 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 13 | |
| 14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 90.2 to 94.2 | |
| 92 to 95.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.65 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.35 to 0.65 | |
| 4.0 to 5.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.55 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 4.5 to 5.5 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |