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3203 Aluminum vs. 4147 Aluminum

Both 3203 aluminum and 4147 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 3203 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4147 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
72
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 29
3.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 46 to 92
42
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 72 to 120
63
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 200
110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 39 to 190
59

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 620
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 43
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.0 to 25
3.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11 to 250
24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 20
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 28
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 70
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.9 to 8.8
5.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.9 to 99
85 to 88.9
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0 to 0.00030
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
11 to 13
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15