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390.0 Aluminum vs. 6101 Aluminum

Both 390.0 aluminum and 6101 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6101 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
10 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
26

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
220 to 230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 25
57 to 60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79 to 83
190 to 200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
1190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
89 to 93

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 74.5 to 79.6
97.6 to 99.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0.35 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0.3 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1