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6063 Aluminum vs. ASTM A182 Grade F92

6063 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A182 grade F92 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 F92.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 25 to 95
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.3 to 21
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 39 to 95
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 70 to 190
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 300
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 49 to 270
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
590
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190 to 220
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49 to 58
9.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 190
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
89

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 27
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 540
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 31
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 37
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79 to 89
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.8 to 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99.4
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
85.8 to 89.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.040 to 0.090
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0