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771.0 Aluminum vs. 6463 Aluminum

Both 771.0 aluminum and 6463 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 771.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6463 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85 to 120
42 to 74
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 6.5
9.0 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 180
45 to 76
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 370
140 to 230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 350
82 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140 to 150
190 to 210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
50 to 55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
170 to 180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.4 to 20
17 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 900
50 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 35
14 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
22 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54 to 58
79 to 86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 16
6.3 to 10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 92.5
97.9 to 99.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0.060 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.0
0.45 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants