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EN AC-21100 Aluminum vs. 6101B Aluminum

Both EN AC-21100 aluminum and 6101B aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% 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 EN AC-21100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6101B aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
68
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 7.3
9.1 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79 to 87
62 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 350
190 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 240
140 to 180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
57
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 21
20 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 400
140 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 33
20 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 37
27 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
87
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
8.5 to 11

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 93.4 to 95.7
98.2 to 99.3
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.2
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0.1 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.35 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.18
0.3 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants