MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

6065 Aluminum vs. 6110 Aluminum

Both 6065 aluminum and 6110 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6065 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6110 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
70
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 11
2.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96 to 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 230
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 400
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 380
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 43
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 34
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 1040
1770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 40
51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 43
51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
22

Alloy Composition


Deprecated: Automatic conversion of false to array is deprecated in /home/public/compare.php on line 452
Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 98.2
94.4 to 98.4
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0.040 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.5 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.7
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.7 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15