6110A Aluminum vs. 6182 Aluminum
Both 6110A aluminum and 6182 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6110A aluminum and the bottom bar is 6182 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 18 | |
| 6.8 to 13 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 140 to 210 | |
| 63 to 99 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 220 to 280 | |
| 140 to 190 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 360 to 470 | |
| 230 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 430 | |
| 130 to 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 600 | |
| 600 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 160 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 42 | |
| 40 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
| 130 |
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 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1170 | |
| 1170 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 47 to 58 | |
| 21 to 26 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 450 to 1300 | |
| 110 to 520 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 36 to 47 | |
| 23 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 41 to 48 | |
| 30 to 38 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 65 | |
| 65 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 21 | |
| 10 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 94.8 to 98 | |
| 95 to 97.9 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.050 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.3 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.7 to 1.1 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.9 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.7 to 1.1 | |
| 0.9 to 1.3 |
| 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 | |
| 0.050 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |