6008 Aluminum vs. EN AC-43300 Aluminum
Both 6008 aluminum and EN AC-43300 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 6008 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-43300 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
71 |
Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 17 | |
3.4 to 6.7 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 55 to 88 | |
76 to 77 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
27 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 to 290 | |
280 to 290 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 100 to 220 | |
210 to 230 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
540 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
600 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 620 | |
590 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
910 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 190 | |
140 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
22 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 49 | |
40 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 160 | |
140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
2.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.5 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
1080 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 24 to 28 | |
9.1 to 17 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 76 to 360 | |
300 to 370 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
15 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
54 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 29 | |
31 to 32 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 35 | |
37 to 38 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 77 | |
59 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.0 to 13 | |
13 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 96.5 to 99.1 | |
88.9 to 90.8 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.19 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
0.25 to 0.45 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 0.9 | |
9.0 to 10 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.070 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |