6023 Aluminum vs. 6105 Aluminum
Both 6023 aluminum and 6105 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6023 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6105 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
68 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
9.0 to 16 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 120 to 130 | |
95 to 130 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 210 to 220 | |
120 to 170 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 360 | |
190 to 280 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 310 | |
120 to 270 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
410 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
650 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 580 | |
600 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 890 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 170 | |
180 to 190 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 45 | |
46 to 50 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
150 to 170 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
1180 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 38 to 39 | |
25 to 27 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 670 to 690 | |
100 to 550 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
51 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 35 to 36 | |
20 to 29 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 40 | |
28 to 35 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 67 | |
72 to 79 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
8.6 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 94 to 97.7 | |
97.2 to 99 |
Bismuth (Bi), % | 0.3 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.4 to 0.9 | |
0.45 to 0.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.6 to 1.4 | |
0.6 to 1.0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0.6 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |