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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. 6110 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45000 aluminum and 6110 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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-45000 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6110 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
2.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80
1770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
22

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
94.4 to 98.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0.040 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0.2 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.55
0.5 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
0.2 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
0.7 to 1.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.15