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4147 Aluminum vs. 6018 Aluminum

Both 4147 aluminum and 6018 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% 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 6018 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
69
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
9.0 to 9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42
85 to 89
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 63
170 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
290 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 59
220 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.5
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1
24 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24
360 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
34 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85 to 88.9
93.1 to 97.8
Beryllium (Be), % 0 to 0.00030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
0.6 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0.5 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15