2030 Aluminum vs. 6360 Aluminum
Both 2030 aluminum and 6360 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 2030 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6360 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.6 to 8.0 | |
| 9.0 to 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 91 to 110 | |
| 31 to 67 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 220 to 250 | |
| 76 to 130 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 420 | |
| 120 to 220 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 to 270 | |
| 57 to 170 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 510 | |
| 630 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 210 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 34 | |
| 54 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 99 | |
| 180 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.1 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1140 | |
| 1190 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 21 to 26 | |
| 14 to 19 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 390 to 530 | |
| 24 to 210 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 38 | |
| 13 to 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 37 to 40 | |
| 20 to 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 50 | |
| 86 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 19 | |
| 5.5 to 9.9 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 88.9 to 95.2 | |
| 97.8 to 99.3 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.3 to 4.5 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.8 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.5 to 1.3 | |
| 0.25 to 0.45 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 1.0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.15 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0.35 to 0.8 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |