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6023 Aluminum vs. 390.0 Aluminum

Both 6023 aluminum and 390.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 6023 aluminum and the bottom bar is 390.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
75
Elongation at Break, % 11
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 130
76 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
280 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
240 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
640
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
24 to 25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
79 to 83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
11
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
950

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 39
2.7 to 2.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670 to 690
380 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 36
28 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
35 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14 to 15

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 94 to 97.7
74.5 to 79.6
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.5
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.9
0.45 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
16 to 18
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2