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6360 Aluminum vs. 2024 Aluminum

Both 6360 aluminum and 2024 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 6360 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2024 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
71
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 18
4.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 31 to 67
90 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 76 to 130
130 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 220
200 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 57 to 170
100 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 54
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 19
20 to 68
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 210
70 to 1680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 30
25 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 86
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.5 to 9.9
8.6 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.8 to 99.3
90.7 to 94.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
3.8 to 4.9
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.020 to 0.15
0.3 to 0.9
Silicon (Si), % 0.35 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants