6262 Aluminum vs. EN AC-47000 Aluminum
Both 6262 aluminum and EN AC-47000 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 6262 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-47000 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 73 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.6 to 10 | |
| 1.7 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 90 to 110 | |
| 68 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 27 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 to 390 | |
| 180 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 360 | |
| 97 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 570 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 590 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 580 | |
| 570 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 890 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 170 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 44 | |
| 33 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
| 110 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
| 1040 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 17 to 31 | |
| 2.5 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 530 to 940 | |
| 65 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 16 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 48 | |
| 54 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 39 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 35 to 42 | |
| 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 69 | |
| 55 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 18 | |
| 8.3 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 94.7 to 97.8 | |
| 82.1 to 89.5 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.040 to 0.14 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.050 to 0.55 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| 10.5 to 13.5 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.55 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |