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4115 Aluminum vs. 6025 Aluminum

Both 4115 aluminum and 6025 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 4115 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6025 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 11
2.8 to 10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 39 to 76
67 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 71 to 130
110 to 140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 220
190 to 240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 39 to 190
68 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.1 to 10
6.0 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11 to 270
33 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 23
19 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 30
26 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2 to 9.9
8.2 to 10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.6 to 97.4
91.7 to 96.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
2.1 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0.6 to 1.4
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.2
0.8 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants