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4015 Aluminum vs. 852.0 Aluminum

Both 4015 aluminum and 852.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 852.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 35 to 70
64
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 23
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 46 to 71
73
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 82 to 120
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 220
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 200
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
210
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
840
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
15
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4 to 24
6.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 290
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
43
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 30
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7 to 9.7
8.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.9 to 97.9
86.6 to 91.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
1.7 to 2.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
0.6 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.9 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 1.4 to 2.2
0 to 0.4
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