6162 Aluminum vs. EN AC-45300 Aluminum
Both 6162 aluminum and EN AC-45300 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 6162 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-45300 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
71 |
Elongation at Break, % | 6.7 to 9.1 | |
1.0 to 2.8 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 100 to 130 | |
59 to 72 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
27 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 to 300 | |
220 to 290 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 270 | |
150 to 230 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
470 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
630 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 620 | |
590 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
890 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 190 | |
150 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
22 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 50 | |
36 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 170 | |
120 |
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 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
1120 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 19 to 26 | |
2.7 to 5.6 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 510 to 550 | |
160 to 390 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 30 | |
23 to 29 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 36 | |
30 to 35 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 79 | |
60 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
10 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 96.7 to 98.9 | |
90.2 to 94.2 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
1.0 to 1.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.65 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.7 to 1.1 | |
0.35 to 0.65 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.55 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
4.5 to 5.5 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |