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3104 Aluminum vs. 4047 Aluminum

Both 3104 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 3104 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4047 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
72
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 20
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 74 to 130
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 180
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 68 to 270
64

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.6 to 60
3.5
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 34 to 540
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 31
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
5.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.1 to 98.4
85.3 to 89
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
11 to 13
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15