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5070 Aluminum vs. 6360 Aluminum

Both 5070 aluminum and 6360 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5070 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6360 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 20
9.0 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
31 to 67
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 190
76 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
120 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
57 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 51
14 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
24 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
20 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
5.5 to 9.9

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 92.4 to 95.7
97.8 to 99.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.020 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.35 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15