359.0 Aluminum vs. 358.0 Aluminum
Both 359.0 aluminum and 358.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 30 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 359.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 358.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.8 to 4.9 | |
| 3.5 to 6.0 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 100 | |
| 100 to 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 27 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 220 to 230 | |
| 300 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 350 | |
| 350 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 280 | |
| 290 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 530 | |
| 520 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 600 | |
| 600 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 570 | |
| 560 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 910 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 | |
| 150 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 35 | |
| 36 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 130 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 19 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.6 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1090 | |
| 1090 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 15 | |
| 12 to 20 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 450 to 540 | |
| 590 to 710 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 54 | |
| 53 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 37 to 38 | |
| 37 to 39 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 42 to 43 | |
| 42 to 44 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 59 | |
| 63 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 17 | |
| 16 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 88.9 to 91 | |
| 89.1 to 91.8 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.5 to 0.7 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 8.5 to 9.5 | |
| 7.6 to 8.6 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.1 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |