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6101 Aluminum vs. R05240 Alloy

6101 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R05240 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6101 aluminum and the bottom bar is R05240 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
150
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 25
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
57

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
6.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
14
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
460

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.6 to 99.4
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.030
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.35 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Niobium (Nb), % 0
35 to 42
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.7
0 to 0.0050
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
57.9 to 65
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0