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6101A Aluminum vs. EN 1.3961 Alloy

6101A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.3961 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 6101A aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.3961 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Shear Strength, MPa 130
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
25
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
130

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
60.7 to 65
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0