6070 Aluminum vs. 6063A Aluminum
Both 6070 aluminum and 6063A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6070 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6063A aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
68 |
Elongation at Break, % | 5.6 to 8.6 | |
6.7 to 18 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 95 to 130 | |
53 to 80 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 220 to 240 | |
78 to 150 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 380 | |
130 to 260 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 | |
55 to 200 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
640 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 570 | |
620 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 160 | |
200 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 41 | |
49 to 54 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
160 to 180 |
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 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1170 | |
1190 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 20 to 32 | |
13 to 21 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 880 to 900 | |
22 to 280 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 | |
13 to 26 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 42 to 43 | |
21 to 33 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 65 | |
83 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 17 | |
5.6 to 11 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 94.6 to 98 | |
97.5 to 99 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.5 to 1.2 | |
0.6 to 0.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 1.7 | |
0.3 to 0.6 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |