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6063 Aluminum vs. EN AC-43200 Aluminum

Both 6063 aluminum and EN AC-43200 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6063 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-43200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 25 to 95
60 to 88
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
72
Elongation at Break, % 7.3 to 21
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 39 to 95
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 300
190 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 49 to 270
97 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190 to 220
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49 to 58
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 190
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 27
1.8 to 2.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 540
66 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 31
20 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 37
28 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79 to 89
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.8 to 13
8.8 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99.4
86.1 to 90.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.65
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.9
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
9.0 to 11
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants