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A535.0 Aluminum vs. 6018 Aluminum

Both A535.0 aluminum and 6018 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is A535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6018 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
69
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
9.0 to 9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 95
85 to 89
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
290 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
220 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
24 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
360 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
34 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.4 to 93.4
93.1 to 97.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0.6 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.3 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.5 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15