358.0 Aluminum vs. EN AC-21000 Aluminum
Both 358.0 aluminum and EN AC-21000 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 EN AC-21000 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 to 6.0 | |
| 6.7 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 100 to 110 | |
| 100 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 27 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 370 | |
| 340 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 320 | |
| 240 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 520 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 600 | |
| 670 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 560 | |
| 550 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 880 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 36 | |
| 34 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 130 | |
| 100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 19 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.6 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.7 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1090 | |
| 1150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 20 | |
| 21 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 590 to 710 | |
| 390 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 53 | |
| 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 37 to 39 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 42 to 44 | |
| 36 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 63 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 17 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 89.1 to 91.8 | |
| 93.4 to 95.5 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 4.2 to 5.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 7.6 to 8.6 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.1 to 0.2 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |