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356.0 Aluminum vs. 6065 Aluminum

Both 356.0 aluminum and 6065 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 356.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6065 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 3.8
4.5 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 75
96 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 190
190 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 240
310 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 190
270 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150 to 170
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

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

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
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.2 to 8.2
17 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70 to 250
540 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 26
31 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 33
36 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64 to 71
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 11
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.1 to 93.3
94.4 to 98.2
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0.4 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants