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A360.0 Aluminum vs. 6110A Aluminum

Both A360.0 aluminum and 6110A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 A360.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6110A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.6 to 5.0
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 82 to 150
140 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 180
220 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 320
360 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 260
250 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 680
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.6 to 13
47 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 470
450 to 1300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 34
36 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 39
41 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5 to 15
16 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 90.6
94.8 to 98
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0.3 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.7 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.3 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10
0.7 to 1.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants