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B535.0 Aluminum vs. 6082 Aluminum

Both B535.0 aluminum and 6082 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is B535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6082 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
40 to 95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
69
Elongation at Break, % 10
6.3 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62
55 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
26
Shear Strength, MPa 210
84 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
140 to 340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
85 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
19 to 43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
52 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
14 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
21 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
6.0 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
95.2 to 98.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0.6 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.7 to 1.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15