6262A Aluminum vs. EN AC-43200 Aluminum
Both 6262A aluminum and EN AC-43200 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 6262A aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-43200 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 72 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.5 to 11 | |
| 1.1 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 94 to 110 | |
| 67 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 27 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 410 | |
| 190 to 260 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 370 | |
| 97 to 220 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 540 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 600 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 580 | |
| 590 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 890 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 170 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 22 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 45 | |
| 34 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
| 120 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.4 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
| 1070 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 17 to 34 | |
| 1.8 to 2.7 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 540 to 1000 | |
| 66 to 330 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
| 54 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 41 | |
| 20 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 36 to 44 | |
| 28 to 35 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 67 | |
| 59 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 8.8 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 94.2 to 97.8 | |
| 86.1 to 90.8 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0.4 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.040 to 0.14 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.65 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0.2 to 0.45 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.55 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |