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4104 Aluminum vs. 7178 Aluminum

Both 4104 aluminum and 7178 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 7178 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
71
Elongation at Break, % 2.4
4.5 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42
120 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Shear Strength, MPa 63
140 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
240 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 60
120 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
91

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.6
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
24 to 52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25
110 to 2220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
21 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
28 to 54
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.1
10 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 90
85.4 to 89.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.18 to 0.28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.6 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 2.0
2.4 to 3.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10.5
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
6.3 to 7.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15