1350 Aluminum vs. 6101B Aluminum
Both 1350 aluminum and 6101B aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 1350 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6101B aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.4 to 30 | |
| 9.1 to 13 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 24 to 50 | |
| 62 to 70 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 44 to 110 | |
| 120 to 150 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 68 to 190 | |
| 190 to 250 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 25 to 170 | |
| 140 to 180 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 660 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 650 | |
| 630 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 230 | |
| 210 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 61 to 62 | |
| 57 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 200 to 210 | |
| 190 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1200 | |
| 1190 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 0.77 to 54 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 4.4 to 200 | |
| 140 to 240 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.0 to 19 | |
| 20 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 27 | |
| 27 to 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 96 | |
| 87 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.0 to 8.2 | |
| 8.5 to 11 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 99.5 to 100 | |
| 98.2 to 99.3 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Gallium (Ga), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |