MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

332.0 Aluminum vs. 6110 Aluminum

Both 332.0 aluminum and 6110 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 88% 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 332.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6110 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
2.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 190
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
1770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.1 to 89
94.4 to 98.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.040 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0.2 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.5 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 8.5 to 10.5
0.7 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15