6463 (AlMg0.7Si(B), A96463) Aluminum
Wrought Aluminum Alloys
T1
Property Overview
Density2.7g/cm³
Elastic Modulus68GPa
Tensile Strength140MPa
Yield Strength82MPa
Brinell Hardness42HB
Maximum Service Temperature160°C
Chemical Composition
MN
0 to 0.050%
SI
0.2 to 0.6%
CU
0 to 0.2%
AL
97.9 to 99.4%
MG
0.45 to 0.9%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.15%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.15%
ZN
0 to 0.050%
FE
0 to 0.15%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
68 GPa
Elongation at Break
17 %
Fatigue Strength
70 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
26 GPa
Shear Strength
95 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
140 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
82 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
42
Physical
Density
2.7 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
400 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
160 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
660 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
620 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
900 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
190 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
79 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
23 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
6.4 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
50 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
170 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
21 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
50 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
50 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
15 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
23 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
9.5 % relative
Embodied Carbon
8.3 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg 66 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1190 L/kg
Embodied Water
1190 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
6463 (AlMg0.7Si(B), A96463) AluminumA96463AlMg0.7Si(BEN AW-6463
Standards
ASTM B221 ASTM B221: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes
ASTM B221 ASTM B221: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes EN 755-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Extruded rod/bar, tube and profiles. Mechanical properties Aluminum Standards and Data, Aluminum Association Inc., 2013
EN 573-3 EN 573-3: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Chemical composition and form of wrought products. Chemical composition and form of products
EN 755-2 EN 755-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Extruded rod/bar, tube and profiles. Mechanical properties