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4147 Aluminum vs. 5021 Aluminum

Both 4147 aluminum and 5021 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 5021 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
1.1 to 3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42
85 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 63
170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
300 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 59
240 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
120

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
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1
3.1 to 10
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24
440 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
30 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85 to 88.9
95.2 to 97.7
Beryllium (Be), % 0 to 0.00030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15