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6360 Aluminum vs. 4006 Aluminum

Both 6360 aluminum and 4006 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 6360 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4006 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
69
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 18
3.4 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 31 to 67
35 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 76 to 130
70 to 91
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 220
110 to 160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 57 to 170
62 to 140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 54
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 19
5.1 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 210
28 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
11 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 30
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 86
89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.5 to 9.9
4.9 to 7.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.8 to 99.3
97.4 to 98.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.5 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0.020 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.35 to 0.8
0.8 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants