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3004 Aluminum vs. 2014 Aluminum

Both 3004 aluminum and 2014 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% 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 3004 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2014 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
72
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
1.5 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 120
90 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 100 to 180
130 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
190 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 68 to 270
100 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.8
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.2 to 27
6.6 to 56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 33 to 540
76 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 31
18 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
25 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
8.4 to 22

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 95.6 to 98.2
90.4 to 95
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
3.9 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.4 to 1.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants