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ASTM A182 Grade F122 vs. 6063 Aluminum

ASTM A182 grade F122 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6063 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A182 grade F122 and the bottom bar is 6063 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
25 to 95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 23
7.3 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
39 to 95
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
26
Shear Strength, MPa 450
70 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
110 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
49 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
190 to 220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
49 to 58
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
160 to 190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
13 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
18 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
11 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
79 to 89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
4.8 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
97.5 to 99.4
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.14
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10 to 11.5
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 1.7
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 81.3 to 87.7
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.010
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15