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328.0 Aluminum vs. 6061 Aluminum

Both 328.0 aluminum and 6061 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 328.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6061 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.6 to 2.1
3.4 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 80
58 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 270
130 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 170
76 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
43
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.8 to 5.0
3.8 to 81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 200
42 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 28
13 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 34
21 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50
68
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.2 to 12
5.7 to 18

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 84.5 to 91.1
95.9 to 98.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
0.040 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 8.5
0.4 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants