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2014 Aluminum vs. 4147 Aluminum

Both 2014 aluminum and 4147 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% 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 2014 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4147 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
72
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 16
3.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 160
42
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 290
63
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 500
110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 440
59

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.6 to 56
3.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 1330
24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 46
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 46
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 22
5.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.4 to 95
85 to 88.9
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0 to 0.00030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
11 to 13
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15