5056 Aluminum vs. 6101 Aluminum
Both 5056 aluminum and 6101 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5056 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6101 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 67 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.9 to 31 | |
| 10 to 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 25 | |
| 26 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 570 | |
| 620 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 910 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 220 to 230 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 29 | |
| 57 to 60 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 99 | |
| 190 to 200 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.0 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1190 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 53 | |
| 89 to 93 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 93 to 95.4 | |
| 97.6 to 99.4 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 4.5 to 5.6 | |
| 0.35 to 0.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0.3 to 0.7 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |