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4007 Aluminum vs. AWS E3155

4007 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E3155 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 4007 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E3155.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
210
Elongation at Break, % 5.1 to 23
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 160
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
70
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 15
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.5 to 6.7
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.1 to 97.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.050
18.5 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
23.3 to 36.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.15 to 0.7
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0