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6025-O Aluminum vs. 6063-O Aluminum

Both 6025-O aluminum and 6063-O aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a very high 96% 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 6025-O aluminum and the bottom bar is 6063-O aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 10
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 67
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 110
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 68
49

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
58
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 33
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
4.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 96.3
97.5 to 99.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 3.0
0.45 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.4
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15