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6182 Aluminum vs. K93603 Alloy

6182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while K93603 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 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 6182 aluminum and the bottom bar is K93603 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 320
490 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
25
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
17 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 38
17 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
15 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95 to 97.9
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
61.8 to 64
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
36
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.3
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0