2014-T6511 Aluminum vs. 6262-T6511 Aluminum
Both 2014-T6511 aluminum and 6262-T6511 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the T6511 temper. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 2014-T6511 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6262-T6511 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
68 |
Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 | |
10 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 140 | |
110 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 280 | |
180 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 | |
300 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 400 | |
270 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 630 | |
650 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 510 | |
580 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
890 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
170 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 40 | |
44 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
10 |
Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1130 | |
1190 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 27 | |
29 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1130 | |
530 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
48 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 44 | |
29 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
35 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 58 | |
69 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
13 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 90.4 to 95 | |
94.7 to 97.8 |
Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 0.7 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0.040 to 0.14 |
Copper (Cu), % | 3.9 to 5.0 | |
0.15 to 0.4 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
0 to 0.7 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 0.7 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
0.8 to 1.2 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.2 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 1.2 | |
0.4 to 0.8 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |