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295.0-T6 Aluminum vs. 6101-T6 Aluminum

Both 295.0-T6 aluminum and 6101-T6 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the T6 temper. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 295.0-T6 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6101-T6 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
71
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.8
15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 50
88
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 210
140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
57
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.3
32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.4 to 95.3
97.6 to 99.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
0.35 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1