324.0-T62 Aluminum vs. 6070-T62 Aluminum
Both 324.0-T62 aluminum and 6070-T62 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the T62 temper. They have a moderately high 93% 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-T62 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6070-T62 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 | |
| 5.6 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 89 | |
| 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 26 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 | |
| 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
| 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 500 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 610 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 550 | |
| 570 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 34 | |
| 41 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1090 | |
| 1170 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 8.9 | |
| 20 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 510 | |
| 900 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 52 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 | |
| 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 38 | |
| 42 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 62 | |
| 65 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 87.3 to 92.2 | |
| 94.6 to 98 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0.5 to 1.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 7.0 to 8.0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.7 |
| 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 |