6016 Aluminum vs. 6016-T4 Aluminum
6016-T4 aluminum is a variant of 6016 aluminum. The properties of the parent material encompass the values of all of its variants.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6016 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6016-T4 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 55 to 80 | |
| 55 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 69 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 27 | |
| 27 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 68 to 89 | |
| 68 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 130 to 170 | |
| 130 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 to 280 | |
| 200 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 to 210 | |
| 110 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 660 | |
| 660 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
| 610 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 190 to 210 | |
| 190 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 48 to 54 | |
| 48 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 160 to 180 | |
| 160 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 29 to 47 | |
| 47 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 82 to 340 | |
| 82 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
| 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 29 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 to 35 | |
| 29 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 77 to 86 | |
| 77 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.1 to 12 | |
| 9.1 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 96.4 to 98.8 | |
| 96.4 to 98.8 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.25 to 0.6 | |
| 0.25 to 0.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |