319.0 Aluminum vs. 355.0 Aluminum
Both 319.0 aluminum and 355.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 319.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 355.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 78 to 84 | |
| 72 to 83 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.8 to 2.0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.6 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 76 to 80 | |
| 55 to 70 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 27 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 170 to 210 | |
| 150 to 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 to 240 | |
| 200 to 260 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 to 180 | |
| 150 to 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 600 | |
| 620 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 540 | |
| 560 |
| Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % | 1.3 | |
| 1.3 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 880 | |
| 890 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 150 to 170 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 22 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 27 | |
| 38 to 43 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 84 | |
| 120 to 140 |
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 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1080 | |
| 1120 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 3.3 to 3.9 | |
| 2.7 to 5.9 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 88 to 220 | |
| 150 to 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 48 | |
| 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 24 | |
| 20 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 30 | |
| 28 to 33 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 44 | |
| 60 to 69 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.6 to 11 | |
| 9.1 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 85.8 to 91.5 | |
| 90.3 to 94.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 5.5 to 6.5 | |
| 4.5 to 5.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |