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6081 Aluminum vs. 90-platinum 10-iridium

6081 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while 90-platinum 10-iridium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6081 aluminum and the bottom bar is 90-platinum 10-iridium.

6081 (6081-T6, AlSi0.9MgMn) Aluminum90-Platinum 10-Iridium Electrical Contact Alloy
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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
5.5 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.38
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
74
Shear Strength, MPa 180
220 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
330 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
22

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
9.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
4.2 to 7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
4.9 to 6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iridium (Ir), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.45
0
Platinum (Pt), % 0
89.3 to 90.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2