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333.0 Aluminum vs. 6061 Aluminum

Both 333.0 aluminum and 6061 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 333.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6061 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.0
3.4 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 83 to 100
58 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
26
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 230
84 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 280
130 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 210
76 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100 to 140
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26 to 35
43
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83 to 110
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.1 to 4.6
3.8 to 81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 290
42 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 27
13 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 34
21 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42 to 57
68
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
5.7 to 18

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 81.8 to 89
95.9 to 98.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.040 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 10
0.4 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants