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6014 Aluminum vs. 6360 Aluminum

Both 6014 aluminum and 6360 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6014 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6360 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
68
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 17
9.0 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 43 to 79
31 to 67
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 96 to 150
76 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 260
120 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 200
57 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 53
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
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 8.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
14 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 46 to 300
24 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 26
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 33
20 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 83
86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.0 to 11
5.5 to 9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.1 to 99.2
97.8 to 99.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0.1 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.020 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.35 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants