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6063 Aluminum vs. AWS E2593

6063 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E2593 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 AWS E2593.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.3 to 21
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 300
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190 to 220
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
22
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 31
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 37
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79 to 89
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.8 to 13
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
52.7 to 62.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 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