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A356.0 Aluminum vs. 6066 Aluminum

Both A356.0 aluminum and 6066 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is A356.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6066 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 6.0
7.8 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 50 to 90
94 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 270
160 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83 to 200
93 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.8 to 15
23 to 52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 300
61 to 920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 29
16 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 36
23 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
6.9 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.1 to 93.3
93 to 97
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0.7 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0.8 to 1.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.6 to 1.1
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0.9 to 1.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants