6151 Aluminum vs. 6162 Aluminum
Both 6151 aluminum and 6162 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6151 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6162 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 5.7 | |
| 6.7 to 9.1 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 80 to 100 | |
| 100 to 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 200 | |
| 170 to 180 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 340 | |
| 290 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 280 | |
| 260 to 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 590 | |
| 620 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 170 | |
| 190 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 45 | |
| 50 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 150 | |
| 170 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 3.5 to 18 | |
| 19 to 26 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 520 to 580 | |
| 510 to 550 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 | |
| 29 to 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 39 | |
| 36 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 70 | |
| 79 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 95.6 to 98.8 | |
| 96.7 to 98.9 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.45 to 0.8 | |
| 0.7 to 1.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.6 to 1.2 | |
| 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |