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4006 Aluminum vs. 360.0 Aluminum

Both 4006 aluminum and 360.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 4006 aluminum and the bottom bar is 360.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 28 to 45
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
72
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 24
2.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 110
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 70 to 91
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 160
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 62 to 140
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 220
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.1 to 26
6.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 130
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 16
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 89
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.9 to 7.0
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.4 to 98.7
85.1 to 90.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
9.0 to 10
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25