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EN AC-43200 Aluminum vs. 6101 Aluminum

Both EN AC-43200 aluminum and 6101 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-43200 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6101 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
10 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
220 to 230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
57 to 60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
190 to 200

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

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
89 to 93

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.1 to 90.8
97.6 to 99.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.35 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11
0.3 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants