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6070 Aluminum vs. 1200 Aluminum

Both 6070 aluminum and 1200 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 6070 aluminum and the bottom bar is 1200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
69
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 8.6
1.1 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 95 to 130
25 to 69
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 240
54 to 100
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 380
85 to 180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
28 to 160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
58
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 32
2.0 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 900
5.7 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
8.7 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 43
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
92
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
3.8 to 8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.6 to 98
99 to 100
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15