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6060 Aluminum vs. EN AC-21000 Aluminum

Both 6060 aluminum and EN AC-21000 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6060 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-21000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
71
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 16
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 37 to 70
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 220
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 71 to 170
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 54
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 24
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 37 to 210
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 23
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 30
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 85
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 9.9
15

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.3
93.4 to 95.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
4.2 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.35 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1