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6016 Aluminum vs. EN AC-43200 Aluminum

Both 6016 aluminum and EN AC-43200 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 6016 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-43200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55 to 80
60 to 88
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
72
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 27
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 68 to 89
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 280
190 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 210
97 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190 to 210
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48 to 54
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 180
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 47
1.8 to 2.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 340
66 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 29
20 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 35
28 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 77 to 86
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1 to 12
8.8 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.4 to 98.8
86.1 to 90.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.65
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.5
9.0 to 11
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants