356.0 Aluminum vs. 443.0 Aluminum
Both 356.0 aluminum and 443.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 356.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 443.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 55 to 75 | |
| 41 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 3.8 | |
| 5.6 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 55 to 75 | |
| 55 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 27 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 140 to 190 | |
| 96 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 160 to 240 | |
| 150 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 100 to 190 | |
| 65 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 500 | |
| 470 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 620 | |
| 630 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 570 | |
| 580 |
| Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % | 1.3 | |
| 1.3 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 to 170 | |
| 150 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 22 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 40 to 43 | |
| 38 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 to 150 | |
| 130 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.6 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1110 | |
| 1120 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 3.2 to 8.2 | |
| 6.9 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 70 to 250 | |
| 30 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 53 | |
| 52 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 26 | |
| 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 33 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 64 to 71 | |
| 61 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.6 to 11 | |
| 6.9 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 90.1 to 93.3 | |
| 90.7 to 95.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 6.5 to 7.5 | |
| 4.5 to 6.0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |