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6008 Aluminum vs. K93603 Alloy

6008 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while K93603 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6008 aluminum and the bottom bar is K93603 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 290
490 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
25
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 29
17 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
17 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 13
15 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.5 to 99.1
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
61.8 to 64
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
36
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0