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4147 Aluminum vs. 5657 Aluminum

Both 4147 aluminum and 5657 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 87% 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 5657 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
6.6 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42
74 to 88
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 63
92 to 110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 59
140 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
180

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
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1
9.7 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24
140 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
84
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2
6.7 to 8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85 to 88.9
98.5 to 99.4
Beryllium (Be), % 0 to 0.00030
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
0.6 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.080
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050