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ASTM A356 Grade 10 vs. 6463 Aluminum

ASTM A356 grade 10 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6463 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 ASTM A356 grade 10 and the bottom bar is 6463 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
42 to 74
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 23
9.0 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
45 to 76
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
140 to 230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
82 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
190 to 210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
50 to 55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
170 to 180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.9
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
17 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
50 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
14 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
79 to 86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
6.3 to 10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.9 to 99.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.6
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15