6063A Aluminum vs. 713.0 Aluminum
Both 6063A aluminum and 713.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 6063A aluminum and the bottom bar is 713.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.7 to 18 | |
| 3.9 to 4.3 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 53 to 80 | |
| 63 to 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 27 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 78 to 150 | |
| 180 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 130 to 260 | |
| 240 to 260 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 55 to 200 | |
| 170 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 370 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 630 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 620 | |
| 610 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 860 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 200 | |
| 150 |
| 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 | |
| 100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
| 1110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 21 | |
| 8.7 to 9.9 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 22 to 280 | |
| 210 to 220 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 26 | |
| 22 to 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 33 | |
| 28 to 29 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 83 | |
| 57 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 5.6 to 11 | |
| 10 to 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 97.5 to 99 | |
| 87.6 to 92.4 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 1.1 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0.2 to 0.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 7.0 to 8.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |