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6110 Aluminum vs. 1085 Aluminum

Both 6110 aluminum and 1085 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6110 aluminum and the bottom bar is 1085 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
4.5 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
22 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 290
48 to 79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
73 to 140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
17 to 120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
61
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
4.8 to 21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1770
2.1 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 51
7.5 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 51
14 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
3.3 to 6.1

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 98.4
99.85 to 100
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 0.030
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.12
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.1
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.010