6151 Aluminum vs. 6005A Aluminum
Both 6151 aluminum and 6005A aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6151 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6005A aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 69 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 5.7 | |
| 8.6 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 80 to 100 | |
| 55 to 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 200 | |
| 120 to 180 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 340 | |
| 190 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 280 | |
| 100 to 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 590 | |
| 600 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 170 | |
| 180 to 190 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 45 | |
| 47 to 50 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 150 | |
| 150 to 170 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 3.5 to 18 | |
| 24 to 29 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 520 to 580 | |
| 76 to 530 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 | |
| 20 to 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 39 | |
| 27 to 36 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 70 | |
| 72 to 79 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 8.6 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 95.6 to 98.8 | |
| 96.5 to 99.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.45 to 0.8 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.6 to 1.2 | |
| 0.5 to 0.9 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |