A242.0 Aluminum vs. 6061 Aluminum
Both A242.0 aluminum and 6061 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is A242.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6061 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 69 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.6 | |
| 3.4 to 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 26 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 | |
| 130 to 410 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 680 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 550 | |
| 580 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 | |
| 170 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 37 | |
| 43 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
| 140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.1 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1130 | |
| 1180 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 13 to 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 21 to 45 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 52 | |
| 68 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.3 | |
| 5.7 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 89.3 to 93.1 | |
| 95.9 to 98.6 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
| 0.040 to 0.35 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.7 to 4.5 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 1.2 to 1.7 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.8 to 2.3 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.070 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |