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358.0 Aluminum vs. A360.0 Aluminum

Both 358.0 aluminum and A360.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 358.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is A360.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
72
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 6.0
1.6 to 5.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 110
82 to 150
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 320
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 370
180 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 320
170 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
680
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 20
4.6 to 13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590 to 710
190 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 39
19 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 44
27 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 63
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
8.5 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.1 to 91.8
85.8 to 90.6
Beryllium (Be), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 7.6 to 8.6
9.0 to 10
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25

Comparable Variants