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2024 Aluminum vs. 6162 Aluminum

Both 2024 aluminum and 6162 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 2024 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6162 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
68
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 16
6.7 to 9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 180
100 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 320
170 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 540
290 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 490
260 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 68
19 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70 to 1680
510 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 50
29 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 49
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 24
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.7 to 94.7
96.7 to 98.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 3.8 to 4.9
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
0.7 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.9
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants