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324.0 Aluminum vs. A356.0 Aluminum

Both 324.0 aluminum and A356.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 A356.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 4.0
3.0 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 77 to 89
50 to 90
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 310
160 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
83 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 8.9
4.8 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85 to 510
49 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
17 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 38
25 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.7 to 14
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 87.3 to 92.2
91.1 to 93.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.0 to 8.0
6.5 to 7.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants