6070 Aluminum vs. 6262A Aluminum
Both 6070 aluminum and 6262A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6070 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6262A aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
68 |
Elongation at Break, % | 5.6 to 8.6 | |
4.5 to 11 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 95 to 130 | |
94 to 110 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 220 to 240 | |
190 to 240 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 380 | |
310 to 410 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 | |
270 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
640 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 570 | |
580 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
890 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 160 | |
170 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 41 | |
45 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
11 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
8.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1170 | |
1190 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 20 to 32 | |
17 to 34 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 880 to 900 | |
540 to 1000 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
49 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 | |
31 to 41 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 42 to 43 | |
36 to 44 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 65 | |
67 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 17 | |
14 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 94.6 to 98 | |
94.2 to 97.8 |
Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 0.9 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0.040 to 0.14 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
0.15 to 0.4 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.7 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.5 to 1.2 | |
0.8 to 1.2 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 1.7 | |
0.4 to 0.8 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 1.0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |