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240.0 Aluminum vs. 6070 Aluminum

Both 240.0 aluminum and 6070 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 240.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6070 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
5.6 to 8.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
95 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
370 to 380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 65
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2
20 to 32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
880 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
42 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.7 to 86.9
94.6 to 98
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 7.0 to 9.0
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 5.5 to 6.5
0.5 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.7
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15