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3102 Aluminum vs. 4015 Aluminum

Both 3102 aluminum and 4015 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 3102 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4015 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
70
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 28
1.1 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 31 to 34
46 to 71
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 58 to 65
82 to 120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 92 to 100
130 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 28 to 34
50 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 22
2.4 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.8 to 8.3
18 to 290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.4 to 10
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
21 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.1 to 4.4
5.7 to 9.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.95
94.9 to 97.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.4
0.6 to 1.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.4 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants