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1050A Aluminum vs. 6082 Aluminum

Both 1050A aluminum and 6082 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1050A aluminum and the bottom bar is 6082 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 20 to 45
40 to 95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 33
6.3 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 22 to 55
55 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 44 to 97
84 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 170
140 to 340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 22 to 150
85 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 59
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.9 to 19
19 to 43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3.7 to 160
52 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 18
14 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 25
21 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 7.6
6.0 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
95.2 to 98.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0.6 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.7 to 1.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants