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6463 Aluminum vs. ASTM A387 Grade 22L Class 1

6463 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A387 grade 22L class 1 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 6463 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 22L class 1.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 42 to 74
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 17
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 76
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
74
Shear Strength, MPa 86 to 150
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 230
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 82 to 200
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190 to 210
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50 to 55
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170 to 180
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.8
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
58

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 25
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 50 to 300
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 31
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79 to 86
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 10
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
95.2 to 96.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0