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1100A Aluminum vs. 4006 Aluminum

Both 1100A aluminum and 4006 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 30 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 1100A aluminum and the bottom bar is 4006 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
69
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 34
3.4 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 74
35 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 59 to 99
70 to 91
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 89 to 170
110 to 160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 29 to 150
62 to 140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.4 to 23
5.1 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.9 to 150
28 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.1 to 17
11 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 25
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 93
89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.0 to 7.6
4.9 to 7.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99 to 100
97.4 to 98.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants