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1060 Aluminum vs. 4147 Aluminum

Both 1060 aluminum and 4147 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1060 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4147 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
72
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 30
3.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 15 to 50
42
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 42 to 75
63
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 67 to 130
110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 110
59

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 62
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 210
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.57 to 37
3.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 89
24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 13
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 96
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 5.6
5.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.6 to 100
85 to 88.9
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0 to 0.00030
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
11 to 13
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15