6101B Aluminum vs. 358.0 Aluminum
Both 6101B aluminum and 358.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6101B aluminum and the bottom bar is 358.0 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
71 |
Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 13 | |
3.5 to 6.0 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 62 to 70 | |
100 to 110 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
27 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 120 to 150 | |
300 to 320 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 to 250 | |
350 to 370 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 to 180 | |
290 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
520 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
600 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 630 | |
560 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 210 | |
150 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
21 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 57 | |
36 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 190 | |
130 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
19 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
160 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
1090 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 20 to 23 | |
12 to 20 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 240 | |
590 to 710 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
15 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
53 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 25 | |
37 to 39 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 32 | |
42 to 44 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 87 | |
63 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.5 to 11 | |
16 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 98.2 to 99.3 | |
89.1 to 91.8 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.3 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.35 to 0.6 | |
0.4 to 0.6 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
7.6 to 8.6 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.2 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |