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A360.0 Aluminum vs. 6063 Aluminum

Both A360.0 aluminum and 6063 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is A360.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6063 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
25 to 95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.6 to 5.0
7.3 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 82 to 150
39 to 95
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 180
70 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 320
110 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 260
49 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 680
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
190 to 220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
49 to 58
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
160 to 190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Calomel Potential, mV -700
-740
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.6 to 13
13 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 470
18 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 34
11 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 39
18 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
79 to 89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5 to 15
4.8 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 90.6
97.5 to 99.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.45 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10
0.2 to 0.6
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants