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324.0 Aluminum vs. A360.0 Aluminum

Both 324.0 aluminum and A360.0 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 324.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is A360.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
72
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 4.0
1.6 to 5.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 77 to 89
82 to 150
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 310
180 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
170 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
680
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
100

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
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 8.9
4.6 to 13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85 to 510
190 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
19 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 38
27 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.7 to 14
8.5 to 15

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 87.3 to 92.2
85.8 to 90.6
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 7.0 to 8.0
9.0 to 10
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25

Comparable Variants