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4147 Aluminum vs. 5056 Aluminum

Both 4147 aluminum and 5056 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 4147 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5056 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
67
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
4.9 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42
140 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
25
Shear Strength, MPa 63
170 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
290 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 59
150 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
99

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
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1
12 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24
170 to 1220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
30 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
36 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85 to 88.9
93 to 95.4
Beryllium (Be), % 0 to 0.00030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
4.5 to 5.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15