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6360 Aluminum vs. AWS E318

6360 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E318 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6360 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E318.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 18
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 220
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 54
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 30
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 86
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.5 to 9.9
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.8 to 99.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.3
57.6 to 69.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.020 to 0.15
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.35 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0