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6101B Aluminum vs. ASTM A356 Grade 5

6101B aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A356 grade 5 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 6101B aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 13
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62 to 70
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 250
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 180
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 57
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.6
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 23
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 240
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 32
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 87
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5 to 11
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 98.2 to 99.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.3
97.1 to 99.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0