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383.0 Aluminum vs. 6063 Aluminum

Both 383.0 aluminum and 6063 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 383.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6063 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
25 to 95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.5
7.3 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
39 to 95
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
110 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
49 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
190 to 220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
49 to 58
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 74
160 to 190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Calomel Potential, mV -690
-740
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.2
13 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
18 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
11 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
18 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
79 to 89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
4.8 to 13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 79.7 to 88.5
97.5 to 99.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0.45 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 9.5 to 11.5
0.2 to 0.6
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15