6101B Aluminum vs. A413.0 Aluminum
Both 6101B aluminum and A413.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 6101B aluminum and the bottom bar is A413.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 73 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 13 | |
| 3.5 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 62 to 70 | |
| 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 27 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 120 to 150 | |
| 170 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 to 250 | |
| 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 to 180 | |
| 130 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 570 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 590 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 630 | |
| 580 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 210 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 57 | |
| 31 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 190 | |
| 110 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 7.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
| 1040 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 20 to 23 | |
| 7.1 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 240 | |
| 120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 16 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 54 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 32 | |
| 33 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 87 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.5 to 11 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 98.2 to 99.3 | |
| 82.9 to 89 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 1.3 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.35 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |