6008 Aluminum vs. 4006 Aluminum
Both 6008 aluminum and 4006 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6008 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4006 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
69 |
Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 17 | |
3.4 to 24 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 55 to 88 | |
35 to 110 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 120 to 170 | |
70 to 91 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 to 290 | |
110 to 160 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 100 to 220 | |
62 to 140 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
410 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
640 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 620 | |
620 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 190 | |
220 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 49 | |
56 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 160 | |
180 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
9.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.5 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
1180 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 24 to 28 | |
5.1 to 26 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 76 to 360 | |
28 to 130 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 29 | |
11 to 16 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 35 | |
19 to 24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 77 | |
89 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.0 to 13 | |
4.9 to 7.0 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 96.5 to 99.1 | |
97.4 to 98.7 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0.5 to 0.8 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 0.9 | |
0.8 to 1.2 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |