6110A Aluminum vs. 6005A Aluminum
Both 6110A aluminum and 6005A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6110A aluminum and the bottom bar is 6005A aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 69 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 18 | |
| 8.6 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 140 to 210 | |
| 55 to 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 220 to 280 | |
| 120 to 180 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 360 to 470 | |
| 190 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 430 | |
| 100 to 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 600 | |
| 600 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 160 | |
| 180 to 190 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 42 | |
| 47 to 50 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
| 150 to 170 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.4 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1170 | |
| 1180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 47 to 58 | |
| 24 to 29 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 450 to 1300 | |
| 76 to 530 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 36 to 47 | |
| 20 to 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 41 to 48 | |
| 27 to 36 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 65 | |
| 72 to 79 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 21 | |
| 8.6 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 94.8 to 98 | |
| 96.5 to 99.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.050 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.3 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.7 to 1.1 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.7 to 1.1 | |
| 0.5 to 0.9 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |