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4147 Aluminum vs. 5005 Aluminum

Both 4147 aluminum and 5005 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 4147 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5005 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
1.1 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42
38 to 86
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 63
70 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
110 to 230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 59
41 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
170

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
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1
2.3 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24
12 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
82
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2
4.9 to 10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85 to 88.9
97 to 99.5
Beryllium (Be), % 0 to 0.00030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15