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206.0 Aluminum vs. 4006 Aluminum

Both 206.0 aluminum and 4006 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 206.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4006 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 95 to 110
28 to 45
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
69
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 12
3.4 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 88 to 210
35 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 260
70 to 91
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 440
110 to 160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 350
62 to 140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.0
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 49
5.1 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 840
28 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 40
11 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
4.9 to 7.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.3 to 95.3
97.4 to 98.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants