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6110A Aluminum vs. EN AC-45100 Aluminum

Both 6110A aluminum and EN AC-45100 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6110A aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-45100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
72
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 18
1.0 to 2.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 210
82 to 99
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 470
300 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 430
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 58
3.5 to 7.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450 to 1300
290 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 47
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 48
35 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 21
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.8 to 98
88 to 92.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.8
2.6 to 3.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.1
0.15 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.9
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.1
4.5 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants