6105 Aluminum vs. 392.0 Aluminum
Both 6105 aluminum and 392.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 6105 aluminum and the bottom bar is 392.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 75 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 16 | |
| 0.86 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 95 to 130 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 28 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 to 280 | |
| 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 270 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
| 670 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 670 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 600 | |
| 580 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 180 to 190 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 46 to 50 | |
| 25 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 150 to 170 | |
| 90 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 7.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 950 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 25 to 27 | |
| 2.4 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 100 to 550 | |
| 490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
| 56 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 29 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 35 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 72 to 79 | |
| 60 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.6 to 12 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 97.2 to 99 | |
| 73.9 to 80.6 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.45 to 0.8 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |