5251 Aluminum vs. 6110A Aluminum
Both 5251 aluminum and 6110A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 5251 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6110A aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 19 | |
| 11 to 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 59 to 110 | |
| 140 to 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 110 to 160 | |
| 220 to 280 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 to 280 | |
| 360 to 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 67 to 250 | |
| 250 to 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
| 600 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 37 | |
| 42 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.5 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1170 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 5.4 to 27 | |
| 47 to 58 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 33 to 450 | |
| 450 to 1300 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 29 | |
| 36 to 47 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 35 | |
| 41 to 48 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 61 | |
| 65 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.9 to 13 | |
| 16 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 95.5 to 98.2 | |
| 94.8 to 98 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.050 to 0.25 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.3 to 0.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 1.7 to 2.4 | |
| 0.7 to 1.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
| 0.3 to 0.9 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0.7 to 1.1 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |