6351 Aluminum vs. 2014A Aluminum
Both 6351 aluminum and 2014A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6351 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2014A aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
72 |
Elongation at Break, % | 7.8 to 18 | |
6.2 to 16 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 79 to 130 | |
93 to 150 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
27 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 84 to 200 | |
130 to 290 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 140 to 310 | |
210 to 490 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 95 to 270 | |
110 to 430 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
210 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
640 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 570 | |
510 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
870 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 180 | |
150 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 46 | |
37 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 150 | |
110 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
11 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
3.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
1140 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 20 to 38 | |
24 to 49 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 65 to 540 | |
85 to 1300 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
46 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 32 | |
19 to 45 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 38 | |
26 to 46 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 72 | |
55 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.1 to 14 | |
9.0 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 96 to 98.5 | |
90.8 to 95 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
3.9 to 5.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
0.2 to 0.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
0.4 to 1.2 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.7 to 1.3 | |
0.5 to 0.9 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |