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A356.0 Aluminum vs. 6261 Aluminum

Both A356.0 aluminum and 6261 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 6261 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
69
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 6.0
9.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 50 to 90
60 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 270
150 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83 to 200
100 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
160

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.8 to 15
21 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 300
77 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 29
15 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 36
23 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
6.5 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.1 to 93.3
96.6 to 98.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0.7 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0.4 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants