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4147 Aluminum vs. EN AC-21000 Aluminum

Both 4147 aluminum and EN AC-21000 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 4147 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-21000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
71
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 59
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.5
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85 to 88.9
93.4 to 95.5
Beryllium (Be), % 0 to 0.00030
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
4.2 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1