6005A Aluminum vs. EN AC-44200 Aluminum
Both 6005A aluminum and EN AC-44200 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 6005A aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-44200 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 72 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.6 to 17 | |
| 6.2 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 55 to 110 | |
| 63 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 27 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 to 300 | |
| 180 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 100 to 270 | |
| 86 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
| 570 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 590 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 600 | |
| 580 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 910 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 180 to 190 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 47 to 50 | |
| 35 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 150 to 170 | |
| 130 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1050 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 24 to 29 | |
| 9.1 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 76 to 530 | |
| 51 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 16 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 55 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 30 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 36 | |
| 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 72 to 79 | |
| 59 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.6 to 13 | |
| 8.4 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 96.5 to 99.1 | |
| 85.2 to 89.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.55 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 0.9 | |
| 10.5 to 13.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |