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6360-T6 Aluminum vs. 7075-T6 Aluminum

Both 6360-T6 aluminum and 7075-T6 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the T6 temper. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6360-T6 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7075-T6 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
70
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
7.9
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 120
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 54
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
42
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 86
50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
24

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 97.8 to 99.3
86.9 to 91.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0.18 to 0.28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
2.1 to 2.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.020 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0.35 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
5.1 to 6.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15