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6082 Aluminum vs. 512.0 Aluminum

Both 6082 aluminum and 512.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6082 aluminum and the bottom bar is 512.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 40 to 95
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
69
Elongation at Break, % 6.3 to 18
2.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 130
58
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 340
130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 85 to 320
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 43
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 52 to 710
50
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 35
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 40
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 15
6.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98.3
90.6 to 95.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.2
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.3
1.4 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15