6063A Aluminum vs. 5652 Aluminum
Both 6063A aluminum and 5652 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6063A aluminum and the bottom bar is 5652 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.7 to 18 | |
| 6.8 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 53 to 80 | |
| 60 to 140 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 78 to 150 | |
| 110 to 170 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 130 to 260 | |
| 190 to 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 55 to 200 | |
| 74 to 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 620 | |
| 610 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 200 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 49 to 54 | |
| 35 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 160 to 180 | |
| 120 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
| 1190 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 21 | |
| 12 to 39 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 22 to 280 | |
| 40 to 480 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 26 | |
| 20 to 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 33 | |
| 27 to 36 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 83 | |
| 57 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 5.6 to 11 | |
| 8.4 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 97.5 to 99 | |
| 95.8 to 97.7 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 2.2 to 2.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |