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4047 Aluminum vs. 5154 Aluminum

Both 4047 aluminum and 5154 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 88% 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 4047 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5154 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
3.4 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45
100 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 69
140 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120
240 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 64
94 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.5
11 to 39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28
64 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
25 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
32 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.6
10 to 16

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 85.3 to 89
94.4 to 96.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15