6065 Aluminum vs. 5059 Aluminum
Both 6065 aluminum and 5059 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6065 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5059 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 69 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.5 to 11 | |
| 11 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 96 to 110 | |
| 170 to 240 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 230 | |
| 220 to 250 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 400 | |
| 350 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 380 | |
| 170 to 300 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 590 | |
| 510 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 890 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 170 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 43 | |
| 29 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
| 95 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.4 | |
| 9.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1200 | |
| 1160 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 17 to 34 | |
| 42 to 75 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 540 to 1040 | |
| 220 to 650 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 40 | |
| 36 to 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 36 to 43 | |
| 41 to 45 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 67 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 16 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 94.4 to 98.2 | |
| 89.9 to 94 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 5.0 to 6.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.6 to 1.2 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.45 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0.4 to 0.9 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.050 to 0.25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |