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6106 Aluminum vs. AWS ER120S-1

6106 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ER120S-1 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 ER120S-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
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
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
4.2
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
56

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
1850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 78
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99.3
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
92.4 to 96.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
1.4 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 2.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5