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201.0 Aluminum vs. 6065 Aluminum

Both 201.0 aluminum and 6065 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 201.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6065 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
68
Elongation at Break, % 4.4 to 20
4.5 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 150
96 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 290
190 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 470
310 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 400
270 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30 to 33
43
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 97
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
11
Density, g/cm3 3.1
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 63
17 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 1160
540 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 42
31 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 44
36 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 25
14 to 18

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 92.1 to 95.1
94.4 to 98.2
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.2
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.55
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.8
Silver (Ag), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants