514.0 Aluminum vs. 6262 Aluminum
Both 514.0 aluminum and 6262 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 514.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6262 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.3 | |
| 4.6 to 10 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 48 | |
| 90 to 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 25 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 140 | |
| 170 to 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
| 290 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 74 | |
| 270 to 360 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
| 580 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 890 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 | |
| 170 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 35 | |
| 44 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.9 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1190 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 11 | |
| 17 to 31 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 41 | |
| 530 to 940 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
| 48 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 29 to 39 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 35 to 42 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 57 | |
| 69 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.9 | |
| 13 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 93.6 to 96.5 | |
| 94.7 to 97.8 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.040 to 0.14 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |