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2195 Aluminum vs. 6360 Aluminum

Both 2195 aluminum and 6360 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 2195 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6360 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
68
Elongation at Break, % 9.3
9.0 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
31 to 67
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 350
76 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
120 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
57 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1470
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
14 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2290
24 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 53
20 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
5.5 to 9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.9 to 94.9
97.8 to 99.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 3.7 to 4.3
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0.1 to 0.3
Lithium (Li), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.8
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0.020 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0.35 to 0.8
Silver (Ag), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15