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6082 Aluminum vs. 707.0 Aluminum

Both 6082 aluminum and 707.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6082 aluminum and the bottom bar is 707.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.3 to 18
1.7 to 3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 130
75 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 340
270 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 85 to 320
170 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 43
4.3 to 8.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 52 to 710
210 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 35
26 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 40
32 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 15
12 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98.3
90.5 to 93.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.2
1.8 to 2.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
4.0 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants