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6082 Aluminum vs. A390.0 Aluminum

Both 6082 aluminum and A390.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 A390.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 40 to 95
110 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
75
Elongation at Break, % 6.3 to 18
0.87 to 0.91
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 130
70 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 340
190 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 85 to 320
190 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
640
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
67

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
950

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 43
1.6 to 2.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 52 to 710
240 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 35
19 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 40
27 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 15
9.0 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98.3
75.3 to 79.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.2
0.45 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.3
16 to 18
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants