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6063A Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CD3MCuN Steel

6063A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CD3MCuN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6063A aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD3MCuN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 18
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 53 to 80
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 260
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 55 to 200
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49 to 54
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 180
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
20
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 21
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 22 to 280
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 26
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 33
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 83
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.6 to 11
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
24 to 26.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
1.4 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 0.15 to 0.35
58.2 to 65.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.6 to 6.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.22 to 0.33
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0