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4104 Aluminum vs. AWS ER90S-B9

4104 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ER90S-B9 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 AWS ER90S-B9.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.4
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 60
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
7.0
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
91

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.1
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 90
0 to 0.040
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
84.4 to 90.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.85 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10.5
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5