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6110A Aluminum vs. 4147 Aluminum

Both 6110A aluminum and 4147 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% 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 6110A aluminum and the bottom bar is 4147 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
72
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 18
3.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 210
42
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 280
63
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 470
110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 430
59

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 58
3.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450 to 1300
24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 47
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 48
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 21
5.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.8 to 98
85 to 88.9
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0 to 0.00030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.1
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.9
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.1
11 to 13
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15