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3105 Aluminum vs. 6360 Aluminum

Both 3105 aluminum and 6360 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 3105 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, % 1.1 to 20
9.0 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 39 to 95
31 to 67
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 77 to 140
76 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 240
120 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 46 to 220
57 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 19
14 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 15 to 340
24 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
20 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2 to 11
5.5 to 9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96 to 99.5
97.8 to 99.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0.1 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.020 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.35 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15