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360.0 Aluminum vs. 6061 Aluminum

Both 360.0 aluminum and 6061 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% 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 360.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6061 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
69
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
3.4 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
58 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 190
84 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
130 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
76 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
43
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.4
3.8 to 81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
42 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
13 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
21 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
68
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
5.7 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.1 to 90.6
95.9 to 98.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.040 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10
0.4 to 0.8
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15