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4147 Aluminum vs. 4006 Aluminum

Both 4147 aluminum and 4006 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% 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 4006 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
69
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
3.4 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42
35 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 63
70 to 91
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
110 to 160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 59
62 to 140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.0
Density, g/cm3 2.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1
5.1 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24
28 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
11 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2
4.9 to 7.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85 to 88.9
97.4 to 98.7
Beryllium (Be), % 0 to 0.00030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0.5 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0.8 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15