5457 Aluminum vs. 6463 Aluminum
Both 5457 aluminum and 6463 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5457 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6463 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 32 to 55 | |
| 42 to 74 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 to 22 | |
| 9.0 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 55 to 98 | |
| 45 to 76 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 85 to 130 | |
| 86 to 150 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 130 to 210 | |
| 140 to 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 50 to 190 | |
| 82 to 200 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 660 | |
| 660 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 630 | |
| 620 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 180 | |
| 190 to 210 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 46 | |
| 50 to 55 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 150 | |
| 170 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 | 8.4 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
| 1190 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 23 | |
| 17 to 25 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 18 to 250 | |
| 50 to 300 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 21 | |
| 14 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 28 | |
| 22 to 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 72 | |
| 79 to 86 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 5.7 to 9.0 | |
| 6.3 to 10 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 97.8 to 99.05 | |
| 97.9 to 99.4 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0.45 to 0.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.45 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |