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6061 Aluminum vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb

6061 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A182 grade F3VCb belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 6061 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F3VCb.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 20
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 58 to 110
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
74
Shear Strength, MPa 84 to 210
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 410
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 76 to 370
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 43
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
4.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
64

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.8 to 81
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 42 to 1000
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 42
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 45
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7 to 18
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.9 to 98.6
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0.00050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.35
2.7 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
93.8 to 95.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.015 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0