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4145 Aluminum vs. R60704 Alloy

4145 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R60704 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 4145 aluminum and the bottom bar is R60704 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
97
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
16
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 68
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
6.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.8
6.7
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
460

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
64
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 31
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.5
58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 83 to 87.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.7
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 4.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0.2 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.18
Silicon (Si), % 9.3 to 10.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
93 to 98.8
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0