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6065 Aluminum vs. EN AC-43100 Aluminum

Both 6065 aluminum and EN AC-43100 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 EN AC-43100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
71
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 11
1.1 to 2.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96 to 110
68 to 76
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 400
180 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 380
97 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 43
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 34
2.9 to 5.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 1040
66 to 360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 40
20 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 43
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
8.6 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 98.2
86.9 to 90.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.55
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
9.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants