6106 Aluminum vs. 5449 Aluminum
Both 6106 aluminum and 5449 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6106 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5449 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 69 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 | |
| 4.0 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 88 | |
| 78 to 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 170 | |
| 130 to 190 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 | |
| 210 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 | |
| 91 to 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 660 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
| 590 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 190 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 49 | |
| 35 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 160 | |
| 110 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
| 1180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 24 | |
| 12 to 29 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 370 | |
| 60 to 480 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 | |
| 22 to 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
| 29 to 39 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 78 | |
| 56 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 9.4 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 97.2 to 99.3 | |
| 94.1 to 97.8 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| 1.6 to 2.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 0.6 to 1.1 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |