AA Standards Grade 6082 T6

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Description

Aluminium alloy 6082 is a medium strength alloy with excellent corrosion resistance. It has the highest strength of the 6000 series alloys. Alloy 6082 is known as a structural alloy. In plate form, 6082 is the alloy most commonly used for machining. As a relatively new alloy, the higher strength of 6082 has seen it replace 6061 in many applications. The addition of a large amount of manganese controls the grain structure which in turn results in a stronger alloy. It is difficult to produce thin walled, complicated extrusion shapes in alloy 6082. The extruded surface finish is not as smooth as other similar strength alloys in the 6000 series. In the T6 and T651 temper, alloy 6082 machines well and produces tight coils of swarf when chip breakers are used.

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Properties

General

PropertyValueConditionRelated StandardsShape

Density

2.7 g/cm³

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T6

AA Standards, ASTM B221, BS EN 573-3, BS EN 755-2, BS EN 485-2

Bar, Tube, Plate, Sheet

Mechanical

PropertyValueConditionRelated StandardsShapeComment

Elastic modulus

70.0 GPa

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T6

BS EN 573-3, BS EN 755-2, BS EN 485-2

Bar, Tube, Plate, Sheet

72.0 GPa

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T6

Elongation

6.0 %

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T6

AA Standards, ASTM B221, BS EN 573-3, BS EN 755-2

Bar, Tube

A50

6.0 - 10.0 %

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T6

BS EN 573-3, BS EN 755-2

Bar, Tube

8.0 %

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T6

AA Standards, ASTM B221

A100

8.5 %

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T6

9.0 %

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T6

BS EN 573-3, BS EN 485-2

Plate

A50

Hardness, Brinell

84.0 - 91.0 [-]

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T6

BS EN 573-3, BS EN 485-2

Plate

94.0 [-]

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T6

BS EN 573-3, BS EN 485-2

Sheet

95.0 [-]

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T6

BS EN 573-3, BS EN 755-2

Bar, Tube

Plane-Strain Fracture Toughnes

22.0 - 35.0 MPa·√m

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Typical for Wrought 6000 Series Aluminium

Poisson's ratio

0.33 [-]

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Typical for Wrought 6000 Series Aluminium

Shear modulus

26.0 - 26.5 GPa

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Typical for Wrought 6000 Series Aluminium

Tensile strength

270.0 - 310.0 MPa

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T6

BS EN 573-3, BS EN 755-2

Bar, Tube

275.0 - 300.0 MPa

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T6

BS EN 573-3, BS EN 485-2

Plate

310.0 MPa

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T6

AA Standards, ASTM B221, BS EN 573-3, BS EN 485-2

Sheet

330.0 MPa

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T6

Yield strength

200.0 - 260.0 MPa

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T6

BS EN 573-3, BS EN 755-2

Bar, Tube

RP02

240.0 - 255.0 MPa

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T6

BS EN 573-3, BS EN 485-2

Plate

RP02

260.0 MPa

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T6

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Sheet

RP02

280.0 MPa

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T6

Thermal

PropertyTemperatureValueConditionRelated StandardsShapeComment

Coefficient of thermal expansion

2.3e-05 1/K

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T6

2.4e-05 1/K

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T6

BS EN 573-3, BS EN 755-2, BS EN 485-2

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100 °C

0.000022 1/K

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T6

unstated value for 20-100°C

Melting point

555.0 °C

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T6

BS EN 573-3, BS EN 755-2, BS EN 485-2

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580.0 °C

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T6

Specific heat capacity

890.0 J/(kg·K)

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T6

Thermal conductivity

170.0 W/(m·K)

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T6

180.0 W/(m·K)

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T6

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Electrical

PropertyValueConditionRelated StandardsShapeComment

Electrical conductivity

21000000.0 - 34000000.0 S/m

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Typical for Wrought 6000 Series Aluminium

Electrical resistivity

3.8e-08 Ω·m

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T6

BS EN 573-3, BS EN 755-2, BS EN 485-2

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Chemical properties

PropertyValueConditionRelated StandardsShapeComment

Aluminium

95.2 - 98.3 %

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T6

Chromium

0.25 %

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T6

AA Standards, ASTM B221, BS EN 573-3, BS EN 755-2, BS EN 485-2

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Copper

0.1 %

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T6

AA Standards, ASTM B221, BS EN 573-3, BS EN 755-2, BS EN 485-2

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Iron

0.50 %

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T6

AA Standards, ASTM B221

0.5 %

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T6

BS EN 573-3, BS EN 755-2, BS EN 485-2

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Magnesium

0.6 - 1.2 %

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T6

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Manganese

0.4 - 1.0 %

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T6

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Other

0.15 %

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T6

BS EN 573-3, BS EN 755-2, BS EN 485-2

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Total

Silicon

0.7 - 1.3 %

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T6

AA Standards, ASTM B221, BS EN 573-3, BS EN 755-2, BS EN 485-2

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Titanium

0.1 %

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T6

AA Standards, ASTM B221, BS EN 573-3, BS EN 755-2, BS EN 485-2

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Zinc

0.2 %

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T6

AA Standards, ASTM B221, BS EN 573-3, BS EN 755-2, BS EN 485-2

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Technological properties

Property
Application areas

Highly stressed applications, Trusses, Bridges, Cranes, Transport applications, Ore skips, Beer barrels, Milk churns

Brazing

Good

General machinability

Good

Soldering general

Good

Welding

6082 has very good weldability but strength is lowered in the weld zone. When welded to itself, alloy 4043 wire is recommended. If welding 6082 to 7005, then the wire used should be alloy 5356. Gas: Good; Arc: Good; Resistance: Good

Workability

Cold: Good