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6063A Aluminum vs. AWS E33-31

6063A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E33-31 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 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 6063A aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E33-31.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 18
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 260
810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
86
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 26
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 33
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.6 to 11
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
31 to 35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0.15 to 0.35
24.7 to 34.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
2.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 32
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0