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4007 Aluminum vs. 5005A Aluminum

Both 4007 aluminum and 5005A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 4007 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5005A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 32 to 44
29 to 64
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
68
Elongation at Break, % 5.1 to 23
1.1 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 46 to 88
38 to 82
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 80 to 90
71 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 160
110 to 230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 120
43 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
170

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
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.4 to 23
2.0 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 110
14 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 15
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
82
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.5 to 6.7
5.0 to 10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.1 to 97.6
97.5 to 99.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.45
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.2
0.7 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0.15 to 0.7
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants