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6063 Aluminum vs. EN AC-21200 Aluminum

Both 6063 aluminum and EN AC-21200 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 95% 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 6063 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-21200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 25 to 95
120 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
71
Elongation at Break, % 7.3 to 21
3.9 to 6.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 39 to 95
110 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 300
410 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 49 to 270
270 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190 to 220
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49 to 58
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 190
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 27
16 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 540
500 to 930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 31
38 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 37
41 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79 to 89
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.8 to 13
18 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99.4
93.3 to 95.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.9
0.15 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants