336.0 Aluminum vs. 6463 Aluminum
Both 336.0 aluminum and 6463 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 336.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6463 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 110 to 130 | |
42 to 74 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
68 |
Elongation at Break, % | 0.5 | |
9.0 to 17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 80 to 93 | |
45 to 76 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 28 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 250 | |
86 to 150 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 250 to 320 | |
140 to 230 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 300 | |
82 to 200 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 570 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 570 | |
660 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 540 | |
620 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 890 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
190 to 210 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 29 | |
50 to 55 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 95 | |
170 to 180 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1010 | |
1190 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 1.1 to 1.6 | |
17 to 25 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 to 580 | |
50 to 300 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 32 | |
14 to 24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 32 to 38 | |
22 to 31 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 48 | |
79 to 86 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 16 | |
6.3 to 10 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 79.1 to 85.8 | |
97.9 to 99.4 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.7 to 1.3 | |
0.45 to 0.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 11 to 13 | |
0.2 to 0.6 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |