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C355.0 Aluminum vs. 6061 Aluminum

Both C355.0 aluminum and 6061 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C355.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6061 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
69
Elongation at Break, % 2.7 to 3.8
3.4 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 84
58 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 310
130 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 230
76 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
43
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.5 to 9.8
3.8 to 81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 380
42 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 32
13 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 37
21 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
68
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
5.7 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 94.1
95.9 to 98.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.040 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 5.5
0.4 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants