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6005A Aluminum vs. ASTM A369 Grade FP11

6005A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A369 grade FP11 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6005A aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A369 grade FP11.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.6 to 17
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 110
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 180
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 300
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 270
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180 to 190
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 47 to 50
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150 to 170
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.9
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 29
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 530
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72 to 79
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 13
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.5 to 99.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
96.1 to 97.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.44 to 0.65
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.5 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0