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6262 Aluminum vs. R60705 Alloy

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R60705 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 6262 aluminum and the bottom bar is R60705 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
98
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 110
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.8
6.7
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
450

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
9.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 4.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.18
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
91 to 98
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0