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EN AC-45100 Aluminum vs. 4147 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45100 aluminum and 4147 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 EN AC-45100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4147 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
72
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.8
3.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 82 to 99
42
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 360
110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 320
59

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.5 to 7.6
3.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 710
24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 39
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
5.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88 to 92.8
85 to 88.9
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0 to 0.00030
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.45
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
11 to 13
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15