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6060 Aluminum vs. 2007 Aluminum

Both 6060 aluminum and 2007 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 6060 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2007 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
71
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 16
5.6 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 37 to 70
91 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 86 to 130
220 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 220
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 71 to 170
240 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 54
47
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 24
21 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 37 to 210
390 to 530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 23
33 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 30
37 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 85
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 9.9
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.3
87.5 to 95
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
3.3 to 4.6
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.35 to 0.6
0.4 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.8
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants