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4147 Aluminum vs. 1050 Aluminum

Both 4147 aluminum and 1050 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 4147 aluminum and the bottom bar is 1050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
4.6 to 37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42
31 to 57
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 63
52 to 81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
76 to 140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 59
25 to 120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
61
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1
5.4 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24
4.6 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.8 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2
3.4 to 6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85 to 88.9
99.5 to 100
Beryllium (Be), % 0 to 0.00030
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0