MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

6061 Aluminum vs. 2095 Aluminum

Both 6061 aluminum and 2095 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 6061 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2095 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 20
8.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 58 to 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 84 to 210
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 410
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 76 to 370
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 43
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1470

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.8 to 81
57
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 42 to 1000
2640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 42
65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 45
59
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7 to 18
31

Alloy Composition


Deprecated: Automatic conversion of false to array is deprecated in /home/public/compare.php on line 452
Aluminum (Al), % 95.9 to 98.6
91.3 to 94.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
3.9 to 4.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.15
Lithium (Li), % 0
0.7 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.25 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.12
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.040 to 0.18
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15