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4015 Aluminum vs. 6360 Aluminum

Both 4015 aluminum and 6360 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 4015 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6360 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 23
9.0 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 46 to 71
31 to 67
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 82 to 120
76 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 220
120 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 200
57 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4 to 24
14 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 290
24 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 22
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 30
20 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7 to 9.7
5.5 to 9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.9 to 97.9
97.8 to 99.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0.1 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0.020 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 1.4 to 2.2
0.35 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15