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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.

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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

Comparable Variants