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6061 Aluminum vs. 6060 Aluminum

Both 6061 aluminum and 6060 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6061 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6060 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 20
9.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 58 to 110
37 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 84 to 210
86 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 410
140 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 76 to 370
71 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 43
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Calomel Potential, mV -740
-710
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.8 to 81
13 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 42 to 1000
37 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 42
14 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 45
22 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
85
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7 to 18
6.3 to 9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.9 to 98.6
97.9 to 99.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0.1 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.35 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants