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6066 Aluminum vs. A356.0 Aluminum

Both 6066 aluminum and A356.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6066 aluminum and the bottom bar is A356.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
70
Elongation at Break, % 7.8 to 17
3.0 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 94 to 130
50 to 90
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 400
160 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 93 to 360
83 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23 to 52
4.8 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 61 to 920
49 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 39
17 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
25 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.9 to 17
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 97
91.1 to 93.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.2
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.4
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.1
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.8
6.5 to 7.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants