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2024-T4 Aluminum vs. 6016-T4 Aluminum

Both 2024-T4 aluminum and 6016-T4 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the T4 temper. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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-T4 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6016-T4 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
69
Elongation at Break, % 16
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 290
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
160

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68
47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 680
82
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
77
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
9.1

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 90.7 to 94.7
96.4 to 98.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 3.8 to 4.9
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
0.25 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.9
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15