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4015 Aluminum vs. 201.0 Aluminum

Both 4015 aluminum and 201.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 4015 aluminum and the bottom bar is 201.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 35 to 70
95 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 23
4.4 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 46 to 71
120 to 150
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 82 to 120
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 220
370 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 200
220 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
30 to 33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
87 to 97

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
38
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4 to 24
19 to 63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 290
330 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 22
33 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 30
37 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7 to 9.7
19 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.9 to 97.9
92.1 to 95.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
4.0 to 5.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0.2 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 1.4 to 2.2
0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1