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6082 Aluminum vs. 850.0 Aluminum

Both 6082 aluminum and 850.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 850.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 40 to 95
45
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
69
Elongation at Break, % 6.3 to 18
7.9
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 130
59
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 84 to 220
100
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 340
140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 85 to 320
76

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
850
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
47
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
14
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 43
9.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 52 to 710
42
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 35
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 40
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 15
6.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98.3
88.3 to 93.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.7
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3