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206.0 Aluminum vs. 4015 Aluminum

Both 206.0 aluminum and 4015 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 206.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4015 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 95 to 110
35 to 70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 12
1.1 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 88 to 210
46 to 71
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 260
82 to 120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 440
130 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 350
50 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 49
2.4 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 840
18 to 290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 40
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
21 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
5.7 to 9.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.3 to 95.3
94.9 to 97.9
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
1.4 to 2.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15