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360.0 Aluminum vs. 2025 Aluminum

Both 360.0 aluminum and 2025 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 360.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2025 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
72
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Shear Strength, MPa 190
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.6
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.4
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 85.1 to 90.6
90.9 to 95.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
3.9 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.4 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10
0.5 to 1.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15