6262 Aluminum vs. 354.0 Aluminum
Both 6262 aluminum and 354.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6262 aluminum and the bottom bar is 354.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.6 to 10 | |
| 2.4 to 3.0 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 90 to 110 | |
| 92 to 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 27 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 to 390 | |
| 360 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 360 | |
| 280 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 530 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 600 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 580 | |
| 550 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 890 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 170 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 44 | |
| 32 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
| 110 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
| 1070 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 17 to 31 | |
| 8.6 to 9.8 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 530 to 940 | |
| 540 to 670 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 48 | |
| 52 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 39 | |
| 37 to 39 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 35 to 42 | |
| 42 to 44 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 69 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 18 | |
| 17 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 94.7 to 97.8 | |
| 87.3 to 89.4 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.040 to 0.14 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 1.6 to 2.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| 8.6 to 9.4 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |