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2024 Aluminum vs. 358.0 Aluminum

Both 2024 aluminum and 358.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2024 aluminum and the bottom bar is 358.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
71
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 16
3.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 180
100 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 320
300 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 540
350 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 490
290 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
19
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1090

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 68
12 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70 to 1680
590 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 50
37 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 49
42 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
63
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 24
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.7 to 94.7
89.1 to 91.8
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 3.8 to 4.9
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.9
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
7.6 to 8.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0.1 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants