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6110 Aluminum vs. 6060 Aluminum

Both 6110 aluminum and 6060 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 6060 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
9.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
37 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 290
86 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
140 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
71 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
180

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
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
13 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1770
37 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 51
14 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 51
22 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
85
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
6.3 to 9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 98.4
97.9 to 99.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0.1 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.1
0.35 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15