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6063 Aluminum vs. ASTM A182 Grade F11 Class 1

6063 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A182 grade F11 class 1 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 F11 class 1.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 25 to 95
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.3 to 21
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 39 to 95
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 70 to 190
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 300
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 49 to 270
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190 to 220
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49 to 58
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 190
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.9
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 27
89
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
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 37
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79 to 89
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.8 to 13
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
96 to 97.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.44 to 0.65
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.5 to 1.0
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