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2024-T4 Aluminum vs. 206.0-T4 Aluminum

Both 2024-T4 aluminum and 206.0-T4 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the T4 temper. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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-T4 aluminum and the bottom bar is 206.0-T4 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
71
Elongation at Break, % 16
8.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
88
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
11
Calomel Potential, mV -600
-680
Density, g/cm3 3.0
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 680
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.7 to 94.7
93.3 to 95.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.8 to 4.9
4.2 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
0.15 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.9
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15