6463 Aluminum vs. EN AC-44300 Aluminum
Both 6463 aluminum and EN AC-44300 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 88% 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-44300 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 42 to 74 | |
68 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
72 |
Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 17 | |
1.1 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 45 to 76 | |
100 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
27 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 140 to 230 | |
270 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 82 to 200 | |
150 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
570 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 660 | |
590 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 620 | |
580 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 190 to 210 | |
130 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
21 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 50 to 55 | |
33 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 170 to 180 | |
120 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
2.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
140 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
1050 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 17 to 25 | |
2.6 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 50 to 300 | |
150 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
16 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
55 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 24 | |
29 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 31 | |
36 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 79 to 86 | |
58 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.3 to 10 | |
13 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 97.9 to 99.4 | |
84.3 to 89.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.45 to 0.9 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.55 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
10.5 to 13.5 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |