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4104 Aluminum vs. 2014 Aluminum

Both 4104 aluminum and 2014 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 4104 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2014 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
72
Elongation at Break, % 2.4
1.5 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42
90 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Shear Strength, MPa 63
130 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
190 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 60
100 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.6
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
6.6 to 56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25
76 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
18 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.1
8.4 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 90
90.4 to 95
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
3.9 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 1.2
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10.5
0.5 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15