6101-T64 Aluminum vs. EN AC-21100-T64
Both 6101-T64 aluminum and EN AC-21100-T64 are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the T64 temper. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6101-T64 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-21100-T64.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
71 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
27 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
390 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
670 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 620 | |
550 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
880 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 230 | |
130 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 60 | |
34 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 200 | |
100 |
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 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
1150 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
46 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 93 | |
48 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 97.6 to 99.4 | |
93.4 to 95.7 |
Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
4.2 to 5.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.19 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.35 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.55 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
0 to 0.18 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.3 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.070 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |