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1100-O Aluminum vs. 6066-O Aluminum

Both 1100-O aluminum and 6066-O aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1100-O aluminum and the bottom bar is 6066-O aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 23
43
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
70
Elongation at Break, % 32
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35
97
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 61
95
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 88
160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 29
93

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 220
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 59
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 6.1
61
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.0
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 90
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.9
6.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99 to 99.95
93 to 97
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.7 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.6 to 1.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15