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6262 Aluminum vs. R60901 Alloy

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R60901 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 R60901 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
98
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
17 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
500 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
350 to 390

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
6.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
88 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
640 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
58 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
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
2.4 to 2.8
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
96.8 to 97.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.29