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201.0 Aluminum vs. 6261 Aluminum

Both 201.0 aluminum and 6261 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 6261 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
69
Elongation at Break, % 4.4 to 20
9.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 150
60 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 290
90 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 470
150 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 400
100 to 260

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
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30 to 33
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 97
160

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
21 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 1160
77 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 42
15 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 44
23 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 25
6.5 to 13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 92.1 to 95.1
96.6 to 98.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.2
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.55
0.7 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.7
Silver (Ag), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants