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6106 Aluminum vs. Type 2 Magnetic Alloy

6106 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while Type 2 magnetic alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 6106 aluminum and the bottom bar is Type 2 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
2.0 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
510 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
260 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49
3.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
4.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
33
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
18 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
170 to 2010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
17 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
17 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
48.2 to 53
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 49
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0