6463 Aluminum vs. EN-MC35110 Magnesium
6463 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN-MC35110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6463 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN-MC35110 magnesium.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 42 to 74 | |
63 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
45 |
Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 17 | |
3.1 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 45 to 76 | |
110 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
18 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 86 to 150 | |
130 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 140 to 230 | |
230 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 82 to 200 | |
150 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
330 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
140 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 660 | |
600 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 620 | |
520 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
970 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 190 to 210 | |
110 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
26 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 50 to 55 | |
27 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 170 to 180 | |
130 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
18 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
1.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
24 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
170 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
940 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 17 to 25 | |
6.3 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 50 to 300 | |
260 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
63 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 24 | |
34 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 31 | |
44 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 79 to 86 | |
61 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.3 to 10 | |
14 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 97.9 to 99.4 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.45 to 0.9 | |
92 to 95.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Unspecified Rare Earths, % | 0 | |
0.75 to 1.8 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
3.5 to 5.0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 1.0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |