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5086 Aluminum vs. 4147 Aluminum

Both 5086 aluminum and 4147 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5086 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4147 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
72
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 20
3.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 88 to 180
42
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 230
63
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 390
110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 320
59

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.8 to 42
3.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 86 to 770
24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 40
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34 to 44
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
5.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 96.3
85 to 88.9
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0 to 0.00030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
11 to 13
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15