6162 Aluminum vs. 6101B Aluminum
Both 6162 aluminum and 6101B aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6162 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6101B aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.7 to 9.1 | |
| 9.1 to 13 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 100 to 130 | |
| 62 to 70 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 170 to 180 | |
| 120 to 150 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 to 300 | |
| 190 to 250 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 270 | |
| 140 to 180 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 620 | |
| 630 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 50 | |
| 57 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 170 | |
| 190 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1190 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 19 to 26 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 510 to 550 | |
| 140 to 240 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 30 | |
| 20 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 36 | |
| 27 to 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 79 | |
| 87 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 8.5 to 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 96.7 to 98.9 | |
| 98.2 to 99.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.7 to 1.1 | |
| 0.35 to 0.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |