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6082 Aluminum vs. 771.0 Aluminum

Both 6082 aluminum and 771.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6082 aluminum and the bottom bar is 771.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 40 to 95
85 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.3 to 18
1.7 to 6.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 130
92 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 340
250 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 85 to 320
210 to 350

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
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
140 to 150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
82

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 43
4.4 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 52 to 710
310 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 35
23 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 40
29 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
54 to 58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 15
11 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98.3
90.5 to 92.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0.060 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.2
0.8 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
6.5 to 7.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants