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1200 Aluminum vs. 6063 Aluminum

Both 1200 aluminum and 6063 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 31 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 1200 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6063 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 23 to 48
25 to 95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 28
7.3 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 25 to 69
39 to 95
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 54 to 100
70 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 85 to 180
110 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 28 to 160
49 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
190 to 220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58
49 to 58
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
160 to 190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0 to 19
13 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.7 to 180
18 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.7 to 19
11 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
18 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
79 to 89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.8 to 8.1
4.8 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99 to 100
97.5 to 99.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants