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4004 Aluminum vs. 3103 Aluminum

Both 4004 aluminum and 3103 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% 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 4004 aluminum and the bottom bar is 3103 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 2.4
1.1 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42
38 to 83
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 63
68 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
100 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 60
39 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
2.4 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25
11 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.1
4.6 to 9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86 to 90
96.3 to 99.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.9 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10.5
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15