6005A Aluminum vs. 7178 Aluminum
Both 6005A aluminum and 7178 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6005A aluminum and the bottom bar is 7178 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
71 |
Elongation at Break, % | 8.6 to 17 | |
4.5 to 12 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 55 to 110 | |
120 to 210 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
27 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 120 to 180 | |
140 to 380 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 to 300 | |
240 to 640 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 100 to 270 | |
120 to 560 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
370 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
180 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
630 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 600 | |
480 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
860 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 180 to 190 | |
130 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 47 to 50 | |
31 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 150 to 170 | |
91 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
10 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
3.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
1110 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 24 to 29 | |
24 to 52 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 76 to 530 | |
110 to 2220 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
45 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 30 | |
21 to 58 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 36 | |
28 to 54 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 72 to 79 | |
47 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.6 to 13 | |
10 to 28 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 96.5 to 99.1 | |
85.4 to 89.5 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0.18 to 0.28 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
1.6 to 2.4 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
2.4 to 3.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 0.9 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
6.3 to 7.3 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |