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6060 Aluminum vs. AWS E430Nb

6060 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E430Nb belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6060 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E430Nb.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 16
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 220
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 54
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
15
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 23
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 30
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 85
6.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 9.9
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.3
76.2 to 84.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0