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324.0 Aluminum vs. 6106 Aluminum

Both 324.0 aluminum and 6106 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 324.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6106 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
69
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 4.0
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 77 to 89
88
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 310
290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
49
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
160

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 8.9
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85 to 510
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 38
35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
78
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.7 to 14
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.3 to 92.2
97.2 to 99.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.4 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.0 to 8.0
0.3 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15