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324.0 Aluminum vs. 4015 Aluminum

Both 324.0 aluminum and 4015 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 324.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4015 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 4.0
1.1 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 77 to 89
46 to 71
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 310
130 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
50 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 8.9
2.4 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85 to 510
18 to 290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 38
21 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.7 to 14
5.7 to 9.7

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 87.3 to 92.2
94.9 to 97.9
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.0 to 8.0
1.4 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15