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201.0 Aluminum vs. 6101B Aluminum

Both 201.0 aluminum and 6101B aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 6101B aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
68
Elongation at Break, % 4.4 to 20
9.1 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 150
62 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 290
120 to 150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 470
190 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 400
140 to 180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30 to 33
57
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 97
190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.1
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 63
20 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 1160
140 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 42
20 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 44
27 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
87
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 25
8.5 to 11

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 92.1 to 95.1
98.2 to 99.3
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.2
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0.1 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.55
0.35 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.6
Silver (Ag), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants