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356.0 Aluminum vs. 201.0 Aluminum

Both 356.0 aluminum and 201.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 356.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 201.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55 to 75
95 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
71
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 3.8
4.4 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 75
120 to 150
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 190
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 240
370 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 190
220 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
570
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % 1.3
1.3
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150 to 170
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40 to 43
30 to 33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140 to 150
87 to 97

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
38
Calomel Potential, mV -730
-670
Density, g/cm3 2.6
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.2 to 8.2
19 to 63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70 to 250
330 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 26
33 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 33
37 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64 to 71
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 11
19 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.1 to 93.3
92.1 to 95.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
4.0 to 5.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.15 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.2 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants