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6060 Aluminum vs. AWS ER70S-B2L

6060 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ER70S-B2L belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 ER70S-B2L.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 16
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 220
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 71 to 170
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 54
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 24
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 37 to 210
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 30
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 85
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 9.9
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.3
95.3 to 97.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.4 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5