6061 Aluminum vs. 6101-T65 Aluminum
Both 6061 aluminum and 6101-T65 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6061 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6101-T65 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 68 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 580 | |
| 620 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 170 | |
| 220 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 43 | |
| 58 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
| 190 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1190 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 68 | |
| 89 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 95.9 to 98.6 | |
| 97.6 to 99.4 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.040 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0.35 to 0.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| 0.3 to 0.7 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |