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8011A Aluminum vs. 6005 Aluminum

Both 8011A aluminum and 6005 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 8011A aluminum and the bottom bar is 6005 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 25 to 50
90 to 95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 28
9.5 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 33 to 76
55 to 95
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 180
190 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 34 to 170
100 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
180 to 200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.0 to 22
27 to 36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.2 to 200
77 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
20 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 26
28 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 86
74 to 83
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.6 to 8.1
8.6 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99.1
97.5 to 99
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.6 to 0.9
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15