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Sintered 2014 Aluminum vs. 4004 Aluminum

Both sintered 2014 aluminum and 4004 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 sintered 2014 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4004 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
71
Elongation at Break, % 0.5 to 3.0
2.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 52 to 100
42
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 290
110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 280
60

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.0 to 5.7
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 560
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 27
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 33
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.2 to 13
5.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 96.3
86 to 90
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.2
9.0 to 10.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15