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6082-T6511 Aluminum

6082-T6511 aluminum is 6082 aluminum in the T6511 temper. To achieve this temper, the metal is solution heat-treated, stress relieved, then artificially aged. The stress relief is accomplished by stretching the metal by an amount that depends on the type of standard wrought product being made (extrusion or tube). The metal is straightened after the stretching operation. This temper is closely related to T6510, which does not permit such straightening.

It has the highest strength compared to the other variants of 6082 aluminum.

The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 6082-T6511 aluminum to: 6000-series alloys (top), all aluminum alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness

95

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

69 GPa 10 x 106 psi

Elongation at Break

13 %

Fatigue Strength

95 MPa 14 x 103 psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

26 GPa 3.8 x 106 psi

Shear Strength

220 MPa 31 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

340 MPa 49 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

320 MPa 46 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

410 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

170 °C 330 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

650 °C 1200 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

580 °C 1070 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

900 J/kg-K 0.21 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

160 W/m-K 95 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

23 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

42 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

140 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

9.5 % relative

Density

2.7 g/cm3 170 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

8.3 kg CO2/kg material

Embodied Energy

150 MJ/kg 66 x 103 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

1170 L/kg 140 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

43 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

710 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

14 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

50 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

35 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

40 points

Thermal Diffusivity

67 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

15 points

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al)Al 95.2 to 98.3
Silicon (Si)Si 0.7 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg)Mg 0.6 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn)Mn 0.4 to 1.0
Iron (Fe)Fe 0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr)Cr 0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn)Zn 0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti)Ti 0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu)Cu 0 to 0.1
Residualsres. 0 to 0.15

All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.

Followup Questions

Further Reading

Advanced Materials in Automotive Engineering, Jason Rowe (editor), 2012

EN 755-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Extruded rod/bar, tube and profiles. Mechanical properties

Aluminum Standards and Data, Aluminum Association Inc., 2013

EN 573-3: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Chemical composition and form of wrought products. Chemical composition and form of products

Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993