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6106 Aluminum vs. AWS E90C-B9

6106 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E90C-B9 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 6106 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E90C-B9.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
7.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
91

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 78
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99.3
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
8.0 to 10.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
84.4 to 90.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.85 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5