6360 Aluminum vs. 7049A Aluminum
Both 6360 aluminum and 7049A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6360 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7049A aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
71 |
Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 18 | |
5.0 to 5.7 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 31 to 67 | |
180 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
27 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 76 to 130 | |
340 to 350 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 120 to 220 | |
580 to 590 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 57 to 170 | |
500 to 530 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
370 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
640 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 630 | |
430 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
850 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 210 | |
130 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
24 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 54 | |
40 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 180 | |
120 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
10 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
3.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
1100 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 14 to 19 | |
28 to 32 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 24 to 210 | |
1800 to 1990 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
44 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 23 | |
52 to 53 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 30 | |
50 to 51 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 86 | |
50 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 5.5 to 9.9 | |
25 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 97.8 to 99.3 | |
84.6 to 89.5 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0.050 to 0.25 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
1.2 to 1.9 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.25 to 0.45 | |
2.1 to 3.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.020 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.35 to 0.8 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
7.2 to 8.4 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |