358.0 Aluminum vs. 6070 Aluminum
Both 358.0 aluminum and 6070 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 358.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6070 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
70 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 to 6.0 | |
5.6 to 8.6 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 100 to 110 | |
95 to 130 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 320 | |
220 to 240 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 370 | |
370 to 380 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 320 | |
350 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 520 | |
410 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 600 | |
650 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 560 | |
570 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
160 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 36 | |
41 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 130 | |
140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 19 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.6 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.7 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1090 | |
1170 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 20 | |
20 to 32 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 590 to 710 | |
880 to 900 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 53 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 37 to 39 | |
38 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 42 to 44 | |
42 to 43 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 63 | |
65 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 17 | |
16 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 89.1 to 91.8 | |
94.6 to 98 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0.15 to 0.4 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
0.5 to 1.2 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0.4 to 1.0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 7.6 to 8.6 | |
1.0 to 1.7 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0.1 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |