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6008 Aluminum vs. 2011 Aluminum

Both 6008 aluminum and 2011 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6008 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2011 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
71
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 17
8.5 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 88
74 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 170
190 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 290
310 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 220
140 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
140 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49
35 to 45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
100 to 130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 28
29 to 52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 360
140 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 29
27 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
32 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 77
51 to 64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 13
14 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.5 to 99.1
91.3 to 94.6
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
5.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants