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6063 Aluminum vs. EN AC-51400 Aluminum

Both 6063 aluminum and EN AC-51400 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately 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-51400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 25 to 95
71
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
67
Elongation at Break, % 7.3 to 21
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 39 to 95
85
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 300
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 49 to 270
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190 to 220
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49 to 58
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 190
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 27
5.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 540
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 31
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 37
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79 to 89
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.8 to 13
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99.4
90.5 to 95.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.55
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.9
4.5 to 6.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.45
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15