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4147 Aluminum vs. 2017 Aluminum

Both 4147 aluminum and 2017 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 4147 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2017 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
71
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
12 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42
90 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Shear Strength, MPa 63
130 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
190 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 59
76 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.5
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1
24 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24
41 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
17 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2
7.9 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85 to 88.9
91.6 to 95.5
Beryllium (Be), % 0 to 0.00030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
3.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0.2 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15