5083 Aluminum vs. 6063 Aluminum
Both 5083 aluminum and 6063 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 5083 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6063 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 75 to 110 | |
25 to 95 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
68 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 17 | |
7.3 to 21 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 93 to 190 | |
39 to 95 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 170 to 220 | |
70 to 190 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 to 390 | |
110 to 300 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 to 340 | |
49 to 270 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
650 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 580 | |
620 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
190 to 220 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 29 | |
49 to 58 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 96 | |
160 to 190 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
9.5 |
Calomel Potential, mV | -780 | |
-740 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.9 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1170 | |
1190 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.2 to 42 | |
13 to 27 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 95 to 860 | |
18 to 540 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 40 | |
11 to 31 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 36 to 44 | |
18 to 37 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 48 | |
79 to 89 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 17 | |
4.8 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 92.4 to 95.6 | |
97.5 to 99.4 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.050 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 4.0 to 4.9 | |
0.45 to 0.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0.2 to 0.6 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |