358.0 Aluminum vs. EN AC-48100 Aluminum
Both 358.0 aluminum and EN AC-48100 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 85% 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-48100 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
76 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 to 6.0 | |
1.1 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 100 to 110 | |
120 to 130 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
29 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 370 | |
240 to 330 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 320 | |
190 to 300 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 520 | |
640 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 600 | |
580 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 560 | |
470 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
880 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
130 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
20 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 36 | |
27 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 130 | |
87 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 19 | |
11 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.6 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.7 | |
7.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
130 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1090 | |
940 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 20 | |
2.3 to 3.6 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 590 to 710 | |
250 to 580 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
15 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 53 | |
51 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 37 to 39 | |
24 to 33 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 42 to 44 | |
31 to 38 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 63 | |
55 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 17 | |
11 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 89.1 to 91.8 | |
72.1 to 79.8 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
4.0 to 5.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 1.3 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
0.25 to 0.65 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Silicon (Si), % | 7.6 to 8.6 | |
16 to 18 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0.1 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |