6262A Aluminum vs. 6262 Aluminum
Both 6262A aluminum and 6262 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6262A aluminum and the bottom bar is 6262 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.5 to 11 | |
| 4.6 to 10 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 94 to 110 | |
| 90 to 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 240 | |
| 170 to 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 410 | |
| 290 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 370 | |
| 270 to 360 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 580 | |
| 580 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 890 | |
| 890 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 170 | |
| 170 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 45 | |
| 44 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
| 140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.4 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
| 1190 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 17 to 34 | |
| 17 to 31 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 540 to 1000 | |
| 530 to 940 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
| 48 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 41 | |
| 29 to 39 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 36 to 44 | |
| 35 to 42 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 67 | |
| 69 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 13 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 94.2 to 97.8 | |
| 94.7 to 97.8 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0.4 to 0.9 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.040 to 0.14 | |
| 0.040 to 0.14 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |