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2014 Aluminum vs. 4004 Aluminum

Both 2014 aluminum and 4004 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2014 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4004 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 16
2.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 160
42
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 290
63
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 500
110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 440
60

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.6 to 56
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 1330
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 46
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 46
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 22
5.1

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 90.4 to 95
86 to 90
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
9.0 to 10.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15