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384.0 Aluminum vs. 2024 Aluminum

Both 384.0 aluminum and 2024 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 87% 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 384.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2024 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
71
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
4.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
90 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
27
Shear Strength, MPa 200
130 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
200 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
100 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
11
Density, g/cm3 2.9
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
20 to 68
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
70 to 1680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
25 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
8.6 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.3 to 86.5
90.7 to 94.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.5
3.8 to 4.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 12
0 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15