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6060 Aluminum vs. EN AC-45400 Aluminum

Both 6060 aluminum and EN AC-45400 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6060 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-45400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
72
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 16
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 37 to 70
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 220
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 71 to 170
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 54
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 24
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 37 to 210
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 30
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 85
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 9.9
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.3
88.4 to 92.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
2.6 to 3.6
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.35 to 0.6
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
4.5 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15