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332.0 Aluminum vs. 6018 Aluminum

Both 332.0 aluminum and 6018 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 88% 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 332.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6018 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
9.0 to 9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90
85 to 89
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 190
170 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
290 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
220 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
10
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
24 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
360 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
34 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.1 to 89
93.1 to 97.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.6 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 8.5 to 10.5
0.5 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15