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4104 Aluminum vs. EN AC-42000 Aluminum

Both 4104 aluminum and EN AC-42000 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 4104 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-42000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 2.4
1.1 to 2.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42
67 to 76
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 60
95 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
2.8 to 5.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25
64 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
18 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.1
7.9 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 90
89.9 to 93.3
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.55
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10.5
6.5 to 7.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15