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2024 Aluminum vs. 6110 Aluminum

Both 2024 aluminum and 6110 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2024 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6110 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 16
2.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 180
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 320
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 540
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 490
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 68
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70 to 1680
1770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 50
51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 49
51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 24
22

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 90.7 to 94.7
94.4 to 98.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.040 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 3.8 to 4.9
0.2 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
0.5 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.9
0.2 to 0.7
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.7 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15