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6005A Aluminum vs. EN AC-43500 Aluminum

Both 6005A aluminum and EN AC-43500 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6005A aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-43500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
72
Elongation at Break, % 8.6 to 17
4.5 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 110
62 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 300
220 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 270
140 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180 to 190
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 47 to 50
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150 to 170
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 29
12 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 530
130 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
32 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72 to 79
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 13
10 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.5 to 99.1
86.4 to 90.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.1 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
9.0 to 11.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants