6016 Aluminum vs. EN AC-46300 Aluminum
Both 6016 aluminum and EN AC-46300 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% 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-46300 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 55 to 80 | |
91 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
73 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 27 | |
1.1 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 68 to 89 | |
79 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
27 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 to 280 | |
200 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 to 210 | |
110 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
490 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 660 | |
630 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
530 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
880 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 190 to 210 | |
120 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
22 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 48 to 54 | |
27 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 160 to 180 | |
84 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
10 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
2.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
140 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
1060 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 29 to 47 | |
1.9 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 82 to 340 | |
89 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
49 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 29 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 to 35 | |
27 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 77 to 86 | |
47 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.1 to 12 | |
9.1 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 96.4 to 98.8 | |
84 to 90 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
3.0 to 4.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.25 to 0.6 | |
0.3 to 0.6 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0.2 to 0.65 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
6.5 to 8.0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.65 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.55 |