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6110 Aluminum vs. 5056 Aluminum

Both 6110 aluminum and 5056 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 6110 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5056 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
67
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
4.9 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
140 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Shear Strength, MPa 290
170 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
290 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
150 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
12 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1770
170 to 1220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 51
30 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 51
36 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 98.4
93 to 95.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.25
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.1
4.5 to 5.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0.050 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15