6016 Aluminum vs. 6360 Aluminum
Both 6016 aluminum and 6360 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 6016 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6360 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
68 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 27 | |
9.0 to 18 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 68 to 89 | |
31 to 67 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 130 to 170 | |
76 to 130 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 to 280 | |
120 to 220 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 to 210 | |
57 to 170 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 660 | |
640 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
630 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 190 to 210 | |
210 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 48 to 54 | |
54 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 160 to 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 | 8.2 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
1190 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 29 to 47 | |
14 to 19 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 82 to 340 | |
24 to 210 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 29 | |
13 to 23 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 to 35 | |
20 to 30 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 77 to 86 | |
86 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.1 to 12 | |
5.5 to 9.9 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 96.4 to 98.8 | |
97.8 to 99.3 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0.1 to 0.3 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.25 to 0.6 | |
0.25 to 0.45 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0.020 to 0.15 |
Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
0.35 to 0.8 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |