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392.0 Aluminum vs. 6081 Aluminum

Both 392.0 aluminum and 6081 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 80% 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 392.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6081 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
69
Elongation at Break, % 0.86
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 670
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
47
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
160

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 17
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 56
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39
37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 73.9 to 80.6
96.3 to 98.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.6 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.1 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 18 to 20
0.7 to 1.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15