308.0 Aluminum vs. 6005 Aluminum
Both 308.0 aluminum and 6005 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 308.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6005 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 70 | |
90 to 95 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
68 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 | |
9.5 to 17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 89 | |
55 to 95 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 150 | |
120 to 210 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 | |
190 to 310 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 | |
100 to 280 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 470 | |
410 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 620 | |
650 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 540 | |
610 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 | |
180 to 200 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 37 | |
54 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
180 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
9.5 |
Calomel Potential, mV | -660 | |
-740 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.9 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.7 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1080 | |
1180 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 3.3 | |
27 to 36 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 83 | |
77 to 550 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 47 | |
51 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
20 to 32 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
28 to 38 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 55 | |
74 to 83 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.2 | |
8.6 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 85.7 to 91 | |
97.5 to 99 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Copper (Cu), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0.4 to 0.6 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Silicon (Si), % | 5.0 to 6.0 | |
0.6 to 0.9 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |