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296.0 Aluminum vs. 4032 Aluminum

Both 296.0 aluminum and 4032 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 296.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4032 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75 to 90
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
73
Elongation at Break, % 3.2 to 7.1
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 47 to 70
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 270
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 180
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130 to 150
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33 to 37
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99 to 110
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
10
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.6 to 15
25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 220
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 31
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51 to 56
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89 to 94
81.1 to 87.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0.5 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0.8 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0.5 to 1.3
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 3.0
11 to 13.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15