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4015 Aluminum vs. 850.0 Aluminum

Both 4015 aluminum and 850.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 4015 aluminum and the bottom bar is 850.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 35 to 70
45
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 23
7.9
Fatigue Strength, MPa 46 to 71
59
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 82 to 120
100
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 220
140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 200
76

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
850
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
47
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
14
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4 to 24
9.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 290
42
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 22
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 30
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7 to 9.7
6.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.9 to 97.9
88.3 to 93.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Silicon (Si), % 1.4 to 2.2
0 to 0.7
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3