Aluminium Alloy Properties and Grades

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Aluminium Alloy Properties and Grades

3003, 5052, 6061, 7075 Aluminium Alloy Properties

Properties of each series of aluminium alloy:

Grade series Properties
Heat treatment Rolling Casting Extrusion
2014 aluminium Y N Y Y
1050 aluminium N Y Y N
3013 aluminium N Y N N
5251 aluminium N Y Y N
4015 aluminium N Y N N
6063 aluminium Y Y N Y
7075 aluminium Y Y Y Y

Here:
Y = Yes
N = No

Aluminium series and alloying elements

Aluminium alloy series Alloy
1000 Pure Aluminum
2000 Copper
3000 Manganese
4000 Silicon
5000 Magnesium
6000 Silicon and magnesium
7000 Zinc

Aluminium alloy technical data

Technical property Result
Atomic weight 26.98 g/mol
Atomic number 13
Crystal structure FCC
Valency value 3
Boiling point 2480°C
Melting point 660.2°C
Thermal conductivity (between 0-100°C) 0.57 cal/cms.°C
Specific heat mean(0-100°C) 0.219 cal/g. °C
Density 2.68 g/cm3
Linear expansion coefficient (0-100°C) 23.5 x 10-6/°C
Modulus of elasticity 68.3 GPa
Electrical resistivity at 20°C 2.69 Ω.cm
Poisson ratio 0.34

Mechanical properties of Aluminium


Temper value
0.20% proof stress (MPa) Shear strength value (MPa) Tensile strength value (MPa) A50 elongation value (%) A5 elongation (%) Hardness Endure fatigue limit (MPa)
Vickers hardness (HV) Brinell hardness (HB)
H2 85 60 100 - 12 30 30 -
H4 105 70 115 9 10 36 35 70
H6 120 80 130 - 7 - 39 -
H8 140 85 150 5 6 44 43 100
H9 170 - 180 3 - 51 48 -
0 35 50 80 38 42 20 21 50
T3 290 220 365 15 15 100 95 250
T4 270 210 350 18 18 95 90 250
T6 300 235 395 12 12 115 110 250
T8 315 250 420 12 13 120 115 250
H2 115 80 135 11 11 40 40 -
H4 140 90 155 9 9 46 45 130
H6 160 100 175 6 8 50 50 -
H8 180 110 200 6 6 55 65 150
H9 210 125 240 3 4 70 65 -
0 45 70 105 25 29 29 29 100
H2 240 185 330 16 17 90 95 280
H4 275 200 360 14 16 105 100 280
H6 305 210 380 9 10 110 105 -
H8 335 220 400 8 9 115 110 -
H9 370 230 420 5 5 120 115 -
0 145 175 300 22 23 75 70 250
H2 165 125 210 14 14 65 60 -
H4 190 135 230 13 13 70 65 230
H6 215 145 255 8 9 75 70 -
H8 240 155 280 7 8 80 80 250
H9 270 165 310 4 5 90 90 -
0 80 115 180 25 26 46 45 200
H2 185 150 245 14 15 75 70 -
H4 215 160 270 12 14 80 75 250
H6 245 170 290 9 10 85 80 -
H8 270 180 315 8 9 90 80 280
H9 300 190 340 4 5 100 90 -
0 100 140 215 24 25 55 55 220
0 50 70 100 26 27 85 25 110
T1 90 95 150 24 26 45 45 150
T4 90 110 160 21 21 50 50 150
T5 175 135 215 13 14 65 60 150
T6 210 150 245 12 14 80 75 150
T8 240 155 260 9 - 85 80 -
0 60 85 130 26 27 35 35 120
T1 170 155 260 24 14 75 70 200
T4 170 170 260 19 19 75 70 200
T5 275 195 325 11 11 95 90 210
T6 310 210 340 11 11 100 95 210
T6 240 - 290 - 8 - - -
T9 330 - 360 - 3 - - -
0 105 150 225 17 - 65 65 230
T6 505 350 570 10 10 160 150 300
T7 435 305 505 12 13 150 140 300

Difference between 6061 and 2024 aluminum alloy

Difference between 6061 and 2024 aluminum alloy

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