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324.0 Aluminum vs. 6262 Aluminum

Both 324.0 aluminum and 6262 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 324.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6262 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 4.0
4.6 to 10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 77 to 89
90 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 310
290 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
270 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 8.9
17 to 31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85 to 510
530 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
29 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 38
35 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.7 to 14
13 to 18

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 87.3 to 92.2
94.7 to 97.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.040 to 0.14
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.0 to 8.0
0.4 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants