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5457-H38 Aluminum

5457-H38 aluminum is 5457 aluminum in the H38 temper. This is the strongest temper normally produced through the action of strain hardening followed by stabilization. It is closely related to H18. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 5457-H38 aluminum to: 5000-series alloys (top), all aluminum alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness

55

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

68 GPa 9.9 x 106 psi

Elongation at Break

6.0 %

Fatigue Strength

89 MPa 13 x 103 psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

26 GPa 3.7 x 106 psi

Shear Strength

130 MPa 18 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

210 MPa 30 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

190 MPa 27 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

400 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

180 °C 360 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

660 °C 1210 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

630 °C 1170 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

900 J/kg-K 0.22 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

180 W/m-K 100 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

24 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

46 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

150 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

9.5 % relative

Density

2.7 g/cm3 170 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

8.4 kg CO2/kg material

Embodied Energy

160 MJ/kg 67 x 103 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

1190 L/kg 140 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

12 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

250 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

14 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

50 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

21 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

28 points

Thermal Diffusivity

72 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

9.0 points

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al)Al 97.8 to 99.05
Magnesium (Mg)Mg 0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn)Mn 0.15 to 0.45
Copper (Cu)Cu 0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe)Fe 0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si)Si 0 to 0.080
Zinc (Zn)Zn 0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V)V 0 to 0.050
Residualsres. 0 to 0.1

All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.

Followup Questions

Further Reading

ASTM B209: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate

Aluminum Standards and Data, Aluminum Association Inc., 2013

CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook, 4th ed., James F. Shackelford et al. (editors), 2015