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1060 Aluminum vs. 6082 Aluminum

Both 1060 aluminum and 6082 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 1060 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6082 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 30
6.3 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 15 to 50
55 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 42 to 75
84 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 67 to 130
140 to 340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 110
85 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 62
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 210
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.57 to 37
19 to 43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 89
52 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 13
14 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
21 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 96
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 5.6
6.0 to 15

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 99.6 to 100
95.2 to 98.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
0.6 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.4 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.7 to 1.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants