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6018 Aluminum vs. EN AC-43200 Aluminum

Both 6018 aluminum and EN AC-43200 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6018 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-43200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
72
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 9.1
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 85 to 89
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 300
190 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 230
97 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.9
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 24 to 25
1.8 to 2.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 380
66 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
20 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34 to 35
28 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
8.8 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.1 to 97.8
86.1 to 90.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.65
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.2
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
9.0 to 11
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants