333.0 Aluminum vs. 358.0 Aluminum
Both 333.0 aluminum and 358.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 333.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 358.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 3.5 to 6.0 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 83 to 100 | |
| 100 to 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 28 | |
| 27 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 230 | |
| 300 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 to 280 | |
| 350 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 to 210 | |
| 290 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 520 | |
| 520 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 590 | |
| 600 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 530 | |
| 560 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 880 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 100 to 140 | |
| 150 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 26 to 35 | |
| 36 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 83 to 110 | |
| 130 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
| 19 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.6 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1040 | |
| 1090 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 2.1 to 4.6 | |
| 12 to 20 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 290 | |
| 590 to 710 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
| 53 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 27 | |
| 37 to 39 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 to 34 | |
| 42 to 44 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 42 to 57 | |
| 63 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 13 | |
| 16 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 81.8 to 89 | |
| 89.1 to 91.8 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.050 to 0.5 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
| 7.6 to 8.6 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0.1 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |