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4104 Aluminum vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb

4104 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A182 grade F3VCb belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 4104 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F3VCb.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.4
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
74
Shear Strength, MPa 63
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 60
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
4.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
64

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.1
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 90
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0.00050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
93.8 to 95.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.015 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0