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EN AC-43200 Aluminum vs. 6060 Aluminum

Both EN AC-43200 aluminum and 6060 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-43200 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6060 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
9.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 67
37 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 260
140 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 220
71 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
400
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
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
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
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.8 to 2.7
13 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 66 to 330
37 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 28
14 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
22 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
85
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8 to 12
6.3 to 9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.1 to 90.8
97.9 to 99.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0.1 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.35 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11
0.3 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants