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1100 Aluminum vs. 4047 Aluminum

Both 1100 aluminum and 4047 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 88% 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 1100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4047 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
72
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 32
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 32 to 71
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 54 to 95
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 86 to 170
120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 28 to 150
64

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 220
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 59
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.76 to 52
3.5
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.7 to 170
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.7 to 17
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 90
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.7 to 7.4
5.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99 to 99.95
85.3 to 89
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
11 to 13
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15