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4015 Aluminum vs. 4032 Aluminum

Both 4015 aluminum and 4032 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 4015 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4032 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 35 to 70
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
73
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 23
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 46 to 71
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
28
Shear Strength, MPa 82 to 120
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 220
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 200
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4 to 24
25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 290
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 22
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 30
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7 to 9.7
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.9 to 97.9
81.1 to 87.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0.5 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Silicon (Si), % 1.4 to 2.2
11 to 13.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15