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535.0 Aluminum vs. ASTM A356 Grade 6

535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A356 grade 6 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 6.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.9
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 93.6
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.0030 to 0.0070
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
96.2 to 98.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.2 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0