MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

4007 Aluminum vs. 355.0 Aluminum

Both 4007 aluminum and 355.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 4007 aluminum and the bottom bar is 355.0 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 32 to 44
72 to 83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
71
Elongation at Break, % 5.1 to 23
1.5 to 2.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 46 to 88
55 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Shear Strength, MPa 80 to 90
150 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 160
200 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 120
150 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
150 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
38 to 43
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
120 to 140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.4 to 23
2.7 to 5.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 110
150 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 15
20 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
28 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
60 to 69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.5 to 6.7
9.1 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.1 to 97.6
90.3 to 94.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.2
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.15 to 0.7
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.7
4.5 to 5.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15