6065 Aluminum vs. 296.0 Aluminum
Both 6065 aluminum and 296.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6065 aluminum and the bottom bar is 296.0 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
72 |
Elongation at Break, % | 4.5 to 11 | |
3.2 to 7.1 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 96 to 110 | |
47 to 70 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
27 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 400 | |
260 to 270 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 380 | |
120 to 180 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
420 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
630 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 590 | |
540 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 890 | |
870 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 170 | |
130 to 150 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
22 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 43 | |
33 to 37 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
99 to 110 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
11 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
3.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.4 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1200 | |
1110 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 17 to 34 | |
7.6 to 15 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 540 to 1040 | |
110 to 220 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
46 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 40 | |
24 to 25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 36 to 43 | |
30 to 31 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 67 | |
51 to 56 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
12 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 94.4 to 98.2 | |
89 to 94 |
Bismuth (Bi), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
4.0 to 5.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
0 to 1.2 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
2.0 to 3.0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.35 |