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2024 Aluminum vs. 4047 Aluminum

Both 2024 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 2024 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4047 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
72
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 16
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 180
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 320
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 540
120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 490
64

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 68
3.5
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70 to 1680
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 50
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 49
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 24
5.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.7 to 94.7
85.3 to 89
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.8 to 4.9
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.9
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
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