6463 Aluminum vs. 5383 Aluminum
Both 6463 aluminum and 5383 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6463 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5383 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 42 to 74 | |
| 85 to 110 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 17 | |
| 6.7 to 15 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 45 to 76 | |
| 130 to 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 86 to 150 | |
| 190 to 220 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 140 to 230 | |
| 310 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 82 to 200 | |
| 150 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 660 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 620 | |
| 540 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 190 to 210 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 50 to 55 | |
| 29 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 170 to 180 | |
| 97 |
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 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
| 1170 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 17 to 25 | |
| 23 to 40 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 50 to 300 | |
| 170 to 690 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 24 | |
| 32 to 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 31 | |
| 38 to 42 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 79 to 86 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.3 to 10 | |
| 14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 97.9 to 99.4 | |
| 92 to 95.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.45 to 0.9 | |
| 4.0 to 5.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |