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1350 Aluminum vs. 6063A Aluminum

Both 1350 aluminum and 6063A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 1350 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6063A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.4 to 30
6.7 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 24 to 50
53 to 80
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 44 to 110
78 to 150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 190
130 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 25 to 170
55 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61 to 62
49 to 54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200 to 210
160 to 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 8.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.77 to 54
13 to 21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4.4 to 200
22 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.0 to 19
13 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 27
21 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 96
83
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 8.2
5.6 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
97.5 to 99
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants