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2014 Aluminum vs. 6106 Aluminum

Both 2014 aluminum and 6106 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2014 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6106 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 16
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 160
88
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 290
170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 500
290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 440
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
49
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
160

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.6 to 56
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 1330
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 46
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 46
35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
78
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 22
13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 90.4 to 95
97.2 to 99.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.4 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0.050 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
0.3 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15