7003 Aluminum vs. 6151 Aluminum
Both 7003 aluminum and 6151 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 7003 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6151 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
69 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
1.1 to 5.7 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 130 to 150 | |
80 to 100 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 210 to 230 | |
190 to 200 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 390 | |
330 to 340 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 310 | |
270 to 280 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 380 | |
410 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 630 | |
650 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 510 | |
590 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
170 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 36 | |
45 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
150 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.9 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1140 | |
1180 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 37 to 41 | |
3.5 to 18 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 630 to 710 | |
520 to 580 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 47 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 37 | |
34 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 37 to 40 | |
39 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 59 | |
70 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
15 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 90.6 to 94.5 | |
95.6 to 98.8 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
0.45 to 0.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0.6 to 1.2 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 5.0 to 6.5 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.050 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |