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356.0 Aluminum vs. 6360 Aluminum

Both 356.0 aluminum and 6360 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 6360 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 3.8
9.0 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 75
31 to 67
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 190
76 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 240
120 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 190
57 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150 to 170
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40 to 43
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140 to 150
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.2 to 8.2
14 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70 to 250
24 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 26
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 33
20 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64 to 71
86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 11
5.5 to 9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.1 to 93.3
97.8 to 99.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0.1 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.020 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0.35 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants