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4147 Aluminum vs. 7075 Aluminum

Both 4147 aluminum and 7075 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 7075 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
1.8 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42
110 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 63
150 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
240 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 59
120 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.5
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1
7.8 to 44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24
110 to 1870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
22 to 54
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
28 to 52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2
10 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85 to 88.9
86.9 to 91.4
Beryllium (Be), % 0 to 0.00030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.18 to 0.28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
2.1 to 2.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
5.1 to 6.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15