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6110 Aluminum vs. ZA-12

6110 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 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 6110 aluminum and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
83
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
1.6 to 5.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
73 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
33
Shear Strength, MPa 290
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
260 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.8
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
4.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1770
260 to 620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 51
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 51
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 98.4
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.7
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.1
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0 to 0.060
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
87.1 to 89
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0