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6063 Aluminum vs. ASTM A182 Grade F10

6063 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A182 grade F10 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 6063 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F10.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 25 to 95
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.3 to 21
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 39 to 95
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
74
Shear Strength, MPa 70 to 190
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 300
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 49 to 270
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49 to 58
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 190
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
18
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 27
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 540
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 31
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 37
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.8 to 13
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
7.0 to 9.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
66.5 to 72.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
1.0 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0