364.0 Aluminum vs. 6151 Aluminum
Both 364.0 aluminum and 6151 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 364.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6151 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 69 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.5 | |
| 1.1 to 5.7 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 120 | |
| 80 to 100 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 200 | |
| 190 to 200 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 | |
| 330 to 340 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 | |
| 270 to 280 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 520 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 600 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 560 | |
| 590 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 170 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 30 | |
| 45 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
| 150 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.6 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1080 | |
| 1180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 19 | |
| 3.5 to 18 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 520 to 580 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 53 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 38 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 51 | |
| 70 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 87.2 to 92 | |
| 95.6 to 98.8 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0.020 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.25 to 0.5 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0.45 to 0.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 7.5 to 9.5 | |
| 0.6 to 1.2 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |