6063 Aluminum vs. A380.0 Aluminum
Both 6063 aluminum and A380.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6063 aluminum and the bottom bar is A380.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 25 to 95 | |
| 80 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 73 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.3 to 21 | |
| 3.3 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 39 to 95 | |
| 140 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 27 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 70 to 190 | |
| 190 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 110 to 300 | |
| 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 49 to 270 | |
| 160 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 510 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 590 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 620 | |
| 550 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 870 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 190 to 220 | |
| 96 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 22 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 49 to 58 | |
| 25 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 160 to 190 | |
| 78 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 11 |
| Calomel Potential, mV | -740 | |
| -710 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 7.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
| 1040 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 27 | |
| 8.3 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 18 to 540 | |
| 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 48 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 31 | |
| 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 37 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 79 to 89 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.8 to 13 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 97.5 to 99.4 | |
| 80.3 to 89.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 3.0 to 4.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 1.3 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.45 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 7.5 to 9.5 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |