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6023 Aluminum vs. ASTM A182 Grade F6b

6023 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A182 grade F6b belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 6023 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F6b.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 130
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 220
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
8.0
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 39
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670 to 690
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 36
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94 to 97.7
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
81.2 to 87.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0