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6014 Aluminum vs. ASTM A387 Grade 91 Class 2

6014 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6014 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 17
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 43 to 79
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
75
Shear Strength, MPa 96 to 150
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 260
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 200
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 53
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
7.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
88

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 46 to 300
580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 26
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 33
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 83
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.0 to 11
19

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 97.1 to 99.2
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
8.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
87.3 to 90.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.18 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0