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EN AC-47000 Aluminum vs. 6463 Aluminum

Both EN AC-47000 aluminum and 6463 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 87% 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 EN AC-47000 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6463 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60
42 to 74
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.7
9.0 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 68
45 to 76
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
140 to 230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97
82 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
190 to 210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
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 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.5
17 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
50 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
14 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
22 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
79 to 86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3
6.3 to 10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.1 to 89.5
97.9 to 99.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
0.45 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.55
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0.2 to 0.6
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15