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6360 Aluminum vs. 6016 Aluminum

Both 6360 aluminum and 6016 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 6016 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
69
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 18
11 to 27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 31 to 67
68 to 89
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 76 to 130
130 to 170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 220
200 to 280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 57 to 170
110 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
190 to 210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 54
48 to 54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
160 to 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 8.3
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 19
29 to 47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 210
82 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
21 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 30
29 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 86
77 to 86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.5 to 9.9
9.1 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.8 to 99.3
96.4 to 98.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0.25 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.020 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0.35 to 0.8
1.0 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants