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6110A Aluminum vs. AWS E409Nb

6110A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E409Nb 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 6110A aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E409Nb.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 18
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 470
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 430
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
13
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 58
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450 to 1300
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 47
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 48
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 21
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.8 to 98
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
11 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
80.2 to 88.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0