6023 Aluminum vs. 6262A Aluminum
Both 6023 aluminum and 6262A aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6023 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6262A aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 4.5 to 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 120 to 130 | |
| 94 to 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 210 to 220 | |
| 190 to 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 360 | |
| 310 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 310 | |
| 270 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 580 | |
| 580 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 890 | |
| 890 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 170 | |
| 170 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 45 | |
| 45 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
| 140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1190 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 38 to 39 | |
| 17 to 34 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 670 to 690 | |
| 540 to 1000 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
| 49 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 35 to 36 | |
| 31 to 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 40 | |
| 36 to 44 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 67 | |
| 67 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 14 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 94 to 97.7 | |
| 94.2 to 97.8 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0.3 to 0.8 | |
| 0.4 to 0.9 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.040 to 0.14 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.4 to 0.9 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.6 to 1.4 | |
| 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.6 to 1.2 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |