6106 Aluminum vs. 5456 Aluminum
Both 6106 aluminum and 5456 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% 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 6106 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5456 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
68 |
Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 | |
11 to 18 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 88 | |
130 to 210 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 170 | |
190 to 210 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 | |
320 to 340 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 | |
150 to 250 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
390 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
190 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 660 | |
640 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
570 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 190 | |
120 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
24 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 49 | |
29 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 160 | |
97 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
9.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
1170 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 24 | |
33 to 46 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 370 | |
170 to 470 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 | |
33 to 35 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
38 to 40 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 78 | |
48 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
14 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 97.2 to 99.3 | |
92 to 94.8 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0.050 to 0.2 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
4.7 to 5.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
0.5 to 1.0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |