6005A Aluminum vs. 6262 Aluminum
Both 6005A aluminum and 6262 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6005A aluminum and the bottom bar is 6262 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
68 |
Elongation at Break, % | 8.6 to 17 | |
4.6 to 10 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 55 to 110 | |
90 to 110 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 120 to 180 | |
170 to 240 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 to 300 | |
290 to 390 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 100 to 270 | |
270 to 360 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
650 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 600 | |
580 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
890 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 180 to 190 | |
170 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 47 to 50 | |
44 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 150 to 170 | |
140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
10 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
1190 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 24 to 29 | |
17 to 31 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 76 to 530 | |
530 to 940 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
48 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 30 | |
29 to 39 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 36 | |
35 to 42 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 72 to 79 | |
69 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.6 to 13 | |
13 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 96.5 to 99.1 | |
94.7 to 97.8 |
Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 0.7 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0.040 to 0.14 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0.15 to 0.4 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.7 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 0.7 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
0.8 to 1.2 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 0.9 | |
0.4 to 0.8 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |