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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. 6110 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45400 aluminum and 6110 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-45400 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6110 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
2.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
1770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
94.4 to 98.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.040 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0.2 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.2 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0.7 to 1.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15