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5056 Aluminum vs. 6101A Aluminum

Both 5056 aluminum and 6101A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 95% 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 5056 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6101A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
68
Elongation at Break, % 4.9 to 31
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 200
80
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
26
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 460
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 410
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
180

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

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 140
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 1220
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 48
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 50
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
84
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 95.4
97.9 to 99.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.5 to 5.6
0.4 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.3 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1