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4004 Aluminum vs. 6060 Aluminum

Both 4004 aluminum and 6060 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% 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 4004 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6060 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.4
9.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42
37 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 63
86 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
140 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 60
71 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
13 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25
37 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
14 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
85
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.1
6.3 to 9.9

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 86 to 90
97.9 to 99.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0.1 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.35 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10.5
0.3 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15