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6463 Aluminum vs. EN AC-42100 Aluminum

Both 6463 aluminum and EN AC-42100 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 EN AC-42100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 42 to 74
91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
70
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 17
3.4 to 9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 76
76 to 82
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 230
280 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 82 to 200
210 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190 to 210
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50 to 55
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170 to 180
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 25
9.1 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 50 to 300
300 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 24
30 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 31
37 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79 to 86
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 10
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.4
91.3 to 93.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.19
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.9
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
6.5 to 7.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants