2618 Aluminum vs. 6016 Aluminum
Both 2618 aluminum and 6016 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 2618 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6016 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 120 | |
55 to 80 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
69 |
Elongation at Break, % | 5.8 | |
11 to 27 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 | |
68 to 89 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 260 | |
130 to 170 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 420 | |
200 to 280 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 | |
110 to 210 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
410 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
660 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 550 | |
610 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 880 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 160 | |
190 to 210 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 37 | |
48 to 54 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
160 to 180 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.9 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1150 | |
1180 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 23 | |
29 to 47 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 850 | |
82 to 340 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 47 | |
51 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 40 | |
21 to 29 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 42 | |
29 to 35 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 62 | |
77 to 86 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
9.1 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 92.4 to 94.9 | |
96.4 to 98.8 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Copper (Cu), % | 1.9 to 2.7 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0.9 to 1.3 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 1.3 to 1.8 | |
0.25 to 0.6 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.1 to 0.25 | |
1.0 to 1.5 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0.040 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |