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6070 Aluminum vs. A201.0 Aluminum

Both 6070 aluminum and A201.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 A201.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
71
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 8.6
4.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 95 to 130
97
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 380
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 32
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 900
1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 43
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.6 to 98
93.7 to 95.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.2
0.15 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1