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4104 Aluminum vs. AWS ER90S-D2

4104 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ER90S-D2 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 AWS ER90S-D2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.4
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 60
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
260
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
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.6
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25
980
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.1
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 90
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.070 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
95.2 to 97.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
1.6 to 2.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10.5
0.5 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5