204.0 Aluminum vs. 4007 Aluminum
Both 204.0 aluminum and 4007 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 95% 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 204.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4007 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 90 to 120 | |
32 to 44 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
71 |
Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 7.8 | |
5.1 to 23 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 63 to 77 | |
46 to 88 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
27 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 to 340 | |
130 to 160 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 to 220 | |
50 to 120 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
410 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
650 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 580 | |
590 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 880 | |
890 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
170 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 29 to 34 | |
42 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 87 to 100 | |
140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1150 | |
1160 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 23 | |
7.4 to 23 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 220 to 350 | |
18 to 110 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
49 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 31 | |
12 to 15 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 36 | |
20 to 23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 46 | |
67 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 18 | |
5.5 to 6.7 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 93.4 to 95.5 | |
94.1 to 97.6 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.25 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Copper (Cu), % | 4.2 to 5.0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0.4 to 1.0 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0.8 to 1.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0.15 to 0.7 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
1.0 to 1.7 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |