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4004 Aluminum vs. ASTM A182 Grade F36

4004 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A182 grade F36 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 4004 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F36.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.4
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 63
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 60
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.4
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.1
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86 to 90
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.5 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
95 to 97.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 1.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.015 to 0.045
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10.5
0.25 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0