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6060 Aluminum vs. EN AC-44000 Aluminum

Both 6060 aluminum and EN AC-44000 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% 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-44000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
71
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 16
7.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 37 to 70
64
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 220
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 71 to 170
86

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
560
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 54
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 24
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 37 to 210
51
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 23
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 30
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 85
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 9.9
8.4

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.3
87.1 to 90
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.19
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.35 to 0.6
0 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
10 to 11.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1