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6082 Aluminum vs. 520.0 Aluminum

Both 6082 aluminum and 520.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 6082 aluminum and the bottom bar is 520.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 40 to 95
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
66
Elongation at Break, % 6.3 to 18
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 130
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Shear Strength, MPa 84 to 220
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 340
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 85 to 320
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
87
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
21
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
72

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 43
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 52 to 710
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 35
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 40
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 15
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98.3
87.9 to 90.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.2
9.5 to 10.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15