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1100A Aluminum vs. 4015 Aluminum

Both 1100A aluminum and 4015 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1100A aluminum and the bottom bar is 4015 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
70
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 34
1.1 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 74
46 to 71
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 59 to 99
82 to 120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 89 to 170
130 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 29 to 150
50 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.4 to 23
2.4 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.9 to 150
18 to 290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.1 to 17
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 25
21 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 93
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.0 to 7.6
5.7 to 9.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99 to 100
94.9 to 97.9
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.6 to 1.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.4 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants