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EN AC-43200 Aluminum vs. 6016 Aluminum

Both EN AC-43200 aluminum and 6016 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 EN AC-43200 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6016 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60 to 88
55 to 80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
11 to 27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 67
68 to 89
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 260
200 to 280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 220
110 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
190 to 210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
48 to 54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
160 to 180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.8 to 2.7
29 to 47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 66 to 330
82 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 28
21 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
29 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
77 to 86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8 to 12
9.1 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.1 to 90.8
96.4 to 98.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.25 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11
1.0 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants