AWS E90C-B9 vs. 6063A Aluminum
AWS E90C-B9 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6063A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 AWS E90C-B9 and the bottom bar is 6063A aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
68 |
Elongation at Break, % | 18 | |
6.7 to 18 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
26 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 | |
130 to 260 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 | |
55 to 200 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
640 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
620 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 25 | |
200 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.9 | |
49 to 54 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
160 to 180 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.0 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 37 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 91 | |
1190 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
13 to 21 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 550 | |
22 to 280 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
13 to 26 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
21 to 33 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 | |
83 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
5.6 to 11 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
97.5 to 99 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 8.0 to 10.5 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 84.4 to 90.9 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0.6 to 0.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.85 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0.020 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0.3 to 0.6 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |