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EN AC-45300 Aluminum vs. 6061 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45300 aluminum and 6061 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-45300 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6061 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.8
3.4 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 59 to 72
58 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 290
130 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 230
76 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
43
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.7 to 5.6
3.8 to 81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 390
42 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 29
13 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 35
21 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
68
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 13
5.7 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.2 to 94.2
95.9 to 98.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.040 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.35 to 0.65
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 5.5
0.4 to 0.8
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants