# 5754 aluminum

Temper- and product-specific reference for 5754 sheet, forming, automotive product data and service limits.

Reviewed: 2026-11-01

Tags: materials, aluminum, sheet-metal, forming

## Identify the complete material

Novelis labels all mechanical entries for **Advanz 5F-rc5754** typical. For O/H111 it lists **UTS ≥240 MPa, proof stress ≥115 MPa and A80 ≥23%**. After **2% pre-strain plus 20 minutes at 185°C**, the separate row gives **≥245 MPa, ≥125 MPa and A80 ≥21%**. Keep the pre-strain and heating conditions with the second row. [Novelis typical mechanical data](https://novelis.com/aluminum-solutions/products/novelis-advanz-5f-rc5754/)

**5754** is a wrought aluminium-magnesium alloy. The Aluminum Association's **Teal Sheets, revised December 2025**, give **2.6–3.6% magnesium by mass**, with maxima including 0.40% silicon, 0.40% iron, 0.10% copper, 0.50% manganese and 0.30% chromium. The record also specifies a combined **Mn + Cr range of 0.10–0.60%**. Checking separate element limits alone is therefore incomplete. Aluminium is the remainder subject to the full composition limits. [Aluminum Association 5754 registration](https://www.aluminum.org/sites/default/files/2026-01/Teal%20Sheets%20December%202025.pdf)

The AA nominal-density table gives **2.67 g/cm³** for 5754. As an original estimate, an uncoated **1,000 × 500 × 2 mm** blank has volume **0.001 m³** and mass **0.001 × 2,670 = 2.67 kg**. Actual dimensions, patterned surfaces, film, coatings and cutouts change this value. [AA nominal-density table](https://www.aluminum.org/sites/default/files/2026-01/Teal%20Sheets%20December%202025.pdf)

## Preserve the temper and product form

5754 develops its properties through strain hardening and annealing rather than a T6-type precipitation-hardening route. Aalco distinguishes **O** soft material, **H111** with limited work hardening from shaping, and **H22/H24/H26** conditions produced by work hardening followed by partial annealing to different strength levels. Similar alloy chemistry does not make those delivery conditions interchangeable. [Aalco 5754 temper descriptions](https://www.aalco.co.uk/datasheets/Aluminium-Alloy-5754-H22-Sheet-and-Plate_153.ashx)

Treadplate also needs an unambiguous thickness basis. Establish whether an ordered thickness describes the base sheet or includes the raised pattern, and retain the specified temper and dimensional standard. Do not use a smooth-sheet mass estimate or bend trial as automatic evidence for patterned stock.

## Read mechanical data with its scope

Hulamin's **5754 datasheet** gives the following sheet entries and states that single numbers are minima. Its elongation column is explicitly **A50**, which must not be relabelled A80:

| Temper | Thickness | Minimum proof stress | Tensile strength | Minimum A50 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| O/H111 | >0.5–1.5 mm | 80 MPa | 190–240 MPa | 14% |
| O/H111 | >1.5–3.0 mm | 80 MPa | 190–240 MPa | 16% |
| H22 | >0.5–1.5 mm | 130 MPa | 220–270 MPa | 8% |
| H22 | >1.5–3.0 mm | 130 MPa | 220–270 MPa | 10% |

These are entries from a particular supplier sheet, not universal properties for every product or thickness. Confirm the ordered standard, specimen direction and applicable test provisions against the delivered lot. No publication revision is assigned here from the file's upload or search date. [Hulamin 5754 data](https://www.hulamin.com/sites/default/files/downloads/5754%20Data%20Sheet.pdf)

Aalco's H22 page separately presents a broader 0.2–40 mm range and cites BS EN 485-2:2008, while warning that its data are indicative. Do not combine the most favourable entries from different sources into a purchase requirement. Use the complete applicable specification and agreed supplier documentation. [Aalco H22 properties and disclaimer](https://www.aalco.co.uk/datasheets/Aluminium-Alloy-5754-H22-Sheet-and-Plate_153.ashx)

Distinguish typical properties, acceptance limits and design allowables. A certificate demonstrating tensile compliance does not establish bendability for an arbitrary feature or an allowable stress for a welded, notched or cyclically loaded part.

## A named automotive example

**Novelis Advanz 5F–RC5754** is a named automotive sheet product, offered in a soft forming condition with strength controlled by cold forming and final annealing. The current page lists a **0.8–3.0 mm** gauge range and identifies European production. Its product and surface-treatment offering must not be transferred to all commercial 5754. [Novelis RC5754 product](https://novelis.com/aluminum-solutions/products/novelis-advanz-5f-rc5754/)

## Qualify forming, joining and finish

Hulamin's bend table distinguishes angle as well as temper and thickness. For its **H22, >1.5–3.0 mm** row, the listed radius is **2t for 180°** and **1.5t for 90°**. These are source-specific guidance, not a complete bending procedure. Qualify rolling direction, tooling, surface condition, springback and cracking on representative stock. [Hulamin bend entries](https://www.hulamin.com/sites/default/files/downloads/5754%20Data%20Sheet.pdf)

Record the material lot, gauge, temper, lubrication, tool geometry and operation sequence with the accepted sample. Inspect difficult features and the final released component. Passing one simple bend does not establish a deep-draw limit or cosmetic acceptance across a complex part.

Aalco rates welding favourably and brazing poorly for its 5754 offering. These ratings support process selection but do not supply a qualified filler, joint design or weld procedure. Evaluate the heat-affected material and completed joint separately from the incoming H-temper certificate. [Aalco fabrication ratings](https://www.aalco.co.uk/datasheets/Aluminium-Alloy-5754-H22-Sheet-and-Plate_153.ashx)

Assess actual corrosion exposure, temperature, cleaning chemicals, crevices and dissimilar-metal contacts. A shipbuilding or food-processing application list is not approval for every fluid, food-contact requirement or structural service. Likewise, corrosion resistance of uncoated stock does not establish a particular painted or anodised appearance.

Release against the ordered specification and final-part criteria, retaining lot identity through cutting, forming and joining. Sources were reviewed November 1, 2026; the AA revision is identified by its printed December 2025 date, while undated supplier pages are not assigned inferred publication dates.

## Related reference

[Grades, tempers and conditions](../grades-tempers-and-conditions.md)