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Sintered 2014 Aluminum vs. 4147 Aluminum

Both sintered 2014 aluminum and 4147 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is sintered 2014 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4147 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
72
Elongation at Break, % 0.5 to 3.0
3.3
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
59

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

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
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.0 to 5.7
3.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 560
24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
55
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
5.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 96.3
85 to 88.9
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0 to 0.00030
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
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.2
11 to 13
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15