MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

2011-T4511 Aluminum vs. 6066-T4511 Aluminum

Both 2011-T4511 aluminum and 6066-T4511 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the T4511 temper. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2011-T4511 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6066-T4511 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 18
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
96
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 210
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.1
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 52
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition


Deprecated: Automatic conversion of false to array is deprecated in /home/public/compare.php on line 452
Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.6
93 to 97
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 5.0 to 6.0
0.7 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.9 to 1.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15