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2024-T42 Aluminum vs. 6082-T42 Aluminum

Both 2024-T42 aluminum and 6082-T42 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the T42 temper. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 2024-T42 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6082-T42 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
57
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
69
Elongation at Break, % 11
15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 280
140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 43
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
10

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 90.7 to 94.7
95.2 to 98.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 3.8 to 4.9
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
0.6 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.9
0.4 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.7 to 1.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15