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4007 Aluminum vs. AWS E320

4007 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E320 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 E320.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.1 to 23
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 160
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
38
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
91
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 15
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.5 to 6.7
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.1 to 97.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
31.8 to 43.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.15 to 0.7
32 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0