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6182 Aluminum vs. ASTM A356 Grade 10

6182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A356 grade 10 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6182 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 10.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 13
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 63 to 99
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 320
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 270
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.9
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 520
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 38
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95 to 97.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
2.0 to 2.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
94.4 to 96.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.3
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0