MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

357.0 Aluminum vs. 4045 Aluminum

Both 357.0 aluminum and 4045 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 357.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4045 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
71
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
2.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 200
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
64

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
160

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
2.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 43
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
5.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.1
87.4 to 91
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.6
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
9.0 to 11
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15