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4147 Aluminum vs. 6070 Aluminum

Both 4147 aluminum and 6070 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 6070 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
5.6 to 8.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42
95 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 63
220 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
370 to 380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 59
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
140

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
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1
20 to 32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24
880 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
42 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85 to 88.9
94.6 to 98
Beryllium (Be), % 0 to 0.00030
0
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 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
1.0 to 1.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15