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6066 Aluminum vs. EN AC-43000 Aluminum

Both 6066 aluminum and EN AC-43000 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 6066 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-43000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
71
Elongation at Break, % 7.8 to 17
1.1 to 2.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 94 to 130
68 to 76
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 400
180 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 93 to 360
97 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23 to 52
2.9 to 5.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 61 to 920
66 to 360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 39
20 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.9 to 17
8.6 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 97
87 to 90.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.2
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.55
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.4
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.1
0 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.8
9.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants