6151 Aluminum vs. 7010 Aluminum
Both 6151 aluminum and 7010 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6151 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7010 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
70 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 5.7 | |
3.9 to 6.8 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 80 to 100 | |
160 to 190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 200 | |
300 to 340 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 340 | |
520 to 590 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 280 | |
410 to 540 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
380 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
630 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 590 | |
480 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
860 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 170 | |
150 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
24 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 45 | |
40 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 150 | |
120 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
10 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
3.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
1120 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 3.5 to 18 | |
22 to 33 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 520 to 580 | |
1230 to 2130 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
45 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 | |
47 to 54 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 39 | |
47 to 52 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 70 | |
58 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
22 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 95.6 to 98.8 | |
87.9 to 90.6 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
1.5 to 2.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.45 to 0.8 | |
2.1 to 2.6 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.6 to 1.2 | |
0 to 0.12 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.060 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
5.7 to 6.7 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.16 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |