356.0 Aluminum vs. 336.0 Aluminum
Both 356.0 aluminum and 336.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 336.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 55 to 75 | |
| 110 to 130 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 75 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 3.8 | |
| 0.5 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 55 to 75 | |
| 80 to 93 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 28 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 140 to 190 | |
| 190 to 250 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 160 to 240 | |
| 250 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 100 to 190 | |
| 190 to 300 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 500 | |
| 570 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 620 | |
| 570 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 570 | |
| 540 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 890 |
| 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 | |
| 29 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 to 150 | |
| 95 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.6 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1110 | |
| 1010 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 3.2 to 8.2 | |
| 1.1 to 1.6 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 70 to 250 | |
| 250 to 580 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 53 | |
| 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 26 | |
| 25 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 33 | |
| 32 to 38 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 64 to 71 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.6 to 11 | |
| 12 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 90.1 to 93.3 | |
| 79.1 to 85.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0.5 to 1.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 1.2 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
| 0.7 to 1.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 6.5 to 7.5 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |