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390.0 Aluminum vs. 6063 Aluminum

Both 390.0 aluminum and 6063 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 78% 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 390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6063 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
25 to 95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
7.3 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 110
39 to 95
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 300
110 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
49 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
190 to 220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 25
49 to 58
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79 to 83
160 to 190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.7 to 2.9
13 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 470
18 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 30
11 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 36
18 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
79 to 89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
4.8 to 13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 74.5 to 79.6
97.5 to 99.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0.45 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0.2 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants