2014A-T6 Aluminum vs. 296.0-T6 Aluminum
Both 2014A-T6 aluminum and 296.0-T6 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the T6 temper. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 2014A-T6 aluminum and the bottom bar is 296.0-T6 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 | |
| 90 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 72 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.2 | |
| 3.2 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 | |
| 70 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 27 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 290 | |
| 220 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 | |
| 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 | |
| 180 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 420 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 630 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 510 | |
| 540 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
| 870 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 22 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 37 | |
| 33 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
| 99 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1140 | |
| 1110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 33 | |
| 7.6 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1140 | |
| 220 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
| 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 45 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 55 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 90.8 to 95 | |
| 89 to 94 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.9 to 5.0 | |
| 4.0 to 5.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.2 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 0.9 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |