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7003 Aluminum vs. 6463 Aluminum

Both 7003 aluminum and 6463 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 7003 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6463 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 11
9.0 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130 to 150
45 to 76
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 230
86 to 150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 390
140 to 230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
82 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
190 to 210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
50 to 55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
170 to 180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37 to 41
17 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630 to 710
50 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 37
14 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
22 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
79 to 86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
6.3 to 10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.6 to 94.5
97.9 to 99.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.45 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 6.5
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants