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4147 Aluminum vs. 5059 Aluminum

Both 4147 aluminum and 5059 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 5059 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
69
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
11 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42
170 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 63
220 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
350 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 59
170 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
95

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
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24
220 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
36 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
41 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85 to 88.9
89.9 to 94
Beryllium (Be), % 0 to 0.00030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
5.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.6 to 1.2
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.45
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0.4 to 0.9
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15