MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

2011A-T4 Aluminum vs. 204.0-T4 Aluminum

Both 2011A-T4 aluminum and 204.0-T4 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the T4 temper. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 2011A-T4 aluminum and the bottom bar is 204.0-T4 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
71
Elongation at Break, % 16
7.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
77
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 190
110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 96
87

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
11
Density, g/cm3 3.1
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition


Deprecated: Automatic conversion of false to array is deprecated in /home/public/compare.php on line 452
Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 95.1
93.4 to 95.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.5 to 6.0
4.2 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15