6262 Aluminum vs. 6262A Aluminum
Both 6262 aluminum and 6262A aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6262 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6262A aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.6 to 10 | |
| 4.5 to 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 90 to 110 | |
| 94 to 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 170 to 240 | |
| 190 to 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 to 390 | |
| 310 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 360 | |
| 270 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 580 | |
| 580 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 890 | |
| 890 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 170 | |
| 170 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 44 | |
| 45 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
| 140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
| 1190 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 17 to 31 | |
| 17 to 34 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 530 to 940 | |
| 540 to 1000 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 48 | |
| 49 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 39 | |
| 31 to 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 35 to 42 | |
| 36 to 44 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 69 | |
| 67 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 18 | |
| 14 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 94.7 to 97.8 | |
| 94.2 to 97.8 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0.4 to 0.9 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.040 to 0.14 | |
| 0.040 to 0.14 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |