6101-T6 Aluminum vs. EN-MC21120-T6
6101-T6 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN-MC21120-T6 belongs to the magnesium alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6101-T6 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN-MC21120-T6.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 71 | |
| 75 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 46 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 15 | |
| 2.2 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 88 | |
| 96 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 18 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 140 | |
| 150 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 | |
| 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 200 | |
| 170 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 350 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 130 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 600 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 620 | |
| 490 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 990 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 220 | |
| 76 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 26 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 57 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 190 | |
| 59 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
| 990 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 32 | |
| 5.3 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 280 | |
| 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 69 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 | |
| 43 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 89 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.9 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 97.6 to 99.4 | |
| 8.3 to 9.7 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.35 to 0.8 | |
| 88.6 to 91.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.1 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.35 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |