6063 Aluminum vs. 710.0 Aluminum
Both 6063 aluminum and 710.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 6063 aluminum and the bottom bar is 710.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 25 to 95 | |
| 75 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.3 to 21 | |
| 2.2 to 3.6 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 39 to 95 | |
| 55 to 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 70 to 190 | |
| 180 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 110 to 300 | |
| 240 to 250 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 49 to 270 | |
| 160 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 380 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 620 | |
| 610 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 870 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 190 to 220 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 49 to 58 | |
| 35 |
| 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 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
| 1130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 27 | |
| 4.9 to 7.9 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 18 to 540 | |
| 180 to 190 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 31 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 37 | |
| 29 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 79 to 89 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.8 to 13 | |
| 10 to 11 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 97.5 to 99.4 | |
| 90.5 to 93.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.35 to 0.65 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.45 to 0.9 | |
| 0.6 to 0.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 6.0 to 7.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |