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308.0 Aluminum vs. 6360 Aluminum

Both 308.0 aluminum and 6360 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 308.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6360 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.0
9.0 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 89
31 to 67
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 150
76 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
120 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
57 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
210
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
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
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.3
14 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
24 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.2
5.5 to 9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.7 to 91
97.8 to 99.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.020 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 6.0
0.35 to 0.8
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