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6110A Aluminum vs. EN AC-45500 Aluminum

Both 6110A aluminum and EN AC-45500 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6110A aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-45500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
70
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 18
2.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 210
80
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 470
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 430
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 58
8.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450 to 1300
430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 47
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 48
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.8 to 98
90.6 to 93.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.2 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.1
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.9
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.1
6.5 to 7.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.070
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1