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511.0 Aluminum vs. 4147 Aluminum

Both 511.0 aluminum and 4147 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. 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 511.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4147 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
72
Elongation at Break, % 3.0
3.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
42
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
27
Shear Strength, MPa 120
63
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83
59

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.7
3.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51
24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.5
5.2

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 93.3 to 96.2
85 to 88.9
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0 to 0.00030
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.7
11 to 13
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15