6012 Aluminum vs. 7116 Aluminum
Both 6012 aluminum and 7116 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 6012 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7116 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
69 |
Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 11 | |
7.8 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 55 to 100 | |
160 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 130 to 190 | |
220 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 to 320 | |
370 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 to 260 | |
330 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
380 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
640 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 570 | |
520 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 890 | |
880 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 160 | |
150 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
24 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 45 | |
46 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.9 | |
2.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1170 | |
1150 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 21 to 28 | |
28 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 94 to 480 | |
790 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 48 | |
47 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 32 | |
35 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 to 37 | |
39 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 62 | |
58 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 14 | |
16 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 92.2 to 98 | |
91.5 to 94.5 |
Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0.5 to 1.1 |
Gallium (Ga), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0.4 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.6 to 1.2 | |
0.8 to 1.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.6 to 1.4 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
4.2 to 5.2 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |