Overview of materials for Aluminum Alloy

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Overview of materials for Aluminum Alloy
Categories:	Metal; Nonferrous Metal; Aluminum Alloy
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	0.0160 - 3.63 g/cc	0.000579 - 0.131 lb/in³	Average value: 2.52 g/cc Grade Count:1514
Porosity	0.0800 - 0.300 %	0.0800 - 0.300 %	Average value: 0.193 % Grade Count:3
Particle Size	0.0180 - 90.0 µm	0.0180 - 90.0 µm	Average value: 34.3 µm Grade Count:10
Thickness	30.0 - 202000 microns	1.18 - 7950 mil	Average value: 3390 microns Grade Count:34
Cell Length	3.00 - 7.00 mm	0.118 - 0.276 in	Average value: 4.67 mm Grade Count:3

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Brinell	12.0 - 230	12.0 - 230	Average value: 96.5 Grade Count:562
Hardness, Knoop	67.0 - 232	67.0 - 232	Average value: 125 Grade Count:346
Hardness, Rockwell A	35.4 - 60.0	35.4 - 60.0	Average value: 45.2 Grade Count:218
Hardness, Rockwell B	29.0 - 96.0	29.0 - 96.0	Average value: 69.3 Grade Count:252
Hardness, Vickers	15.0 - 230	15.0 - 230	Average value: 116 Grade Count:369
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	0.700 - 1600 MPa	102 - 232000 psi	Average value: 344 MPa Grade Count:883
Tensile Strength, Yield	1.24 - 730 MPa	180 - 106000 psi	Average value: 280 MPa Grade Count:788
Elongation at Break	0.130 - 50.0 %	0.130 - 50.0 %	Average value: 9.87 % Grade Count:796
Elongation at Yield	2.50 - 15.0 %	2.50 - 15.0 %	Average value: 8.30 % Grade Count:4
Reduction of Area	9.00 - 26.0 %	9.00 - 26.0 %	Average value: 17.8 % Grade Count:3
Creep Strength	315 - 538 MPa	45700 - 78000 psi	Average value: 435 MPa Grade Count:6
Rupture Strength	420 - 552 MPa	60900 - 80100 psi	Average value: 482 MPa Grade Count:6
Modulus of Elasticity	0.0480 - 342 GPa	6.96 - 49600 ksi	Average value: 78.2 GPa Grade Count:758
Flexural Yield Strength	172 - 330 MPa	24900 - 47900 psi	Average value: 260 MPa Grade Count:8
Compressive Yield Strength	0.0532 - 3400 MPa	7.71 - 493000 psi	Average value: 88.6 MPa Grade Count:210
Compressive Modulus	0.0689 - 121 GPa	10.0 - 17500 ksi	Average value: 31.5 GPa Grade Count:180
Notched Tensile Strength	90.0 - 414 MPa	13100 - 60000 psi	Average value: 275 MPa Grade Count:24
Ultimate Bearing Strength	117 - 1090 MPa	17000 - 158000 psi	Average value: 701 MPa Grade Count:47
Bearing Yield Strength	41.0 - 1100 MPa	5950 - 160000 psi	Average value: 593 MPa Grade Count:50
Poissons Ratio	0.230 - 0.360	0.230 - 0.360	Average value: 0.326 Grade Count:528
Fatigue Strength	20.7 - 517 MPa	3000 - 75000 psi	Average value: 152 MPa Grade Count:241
Fracture Toughness	10.0 - 185 MPa-m½	9.10 - 168 ksi-in½	Average value: 47.3 MPa-m½ Grade Count:61
Machinability	10.0 - 90.0 %	10.0 - 90.0 %	Average value: 55.9 % Grade Count:264
Shear Modulus	0.0469 - 139 GPa	6.80 - 20200 ksi	Average value: 19.9 GPa Grade Count:639
Shear Strength	0.138 - 420 MPa	20.0 - 60900 psi	Average value: 103 MPa Grade Count:668
Charpy Impact	1.00 - 23.0 J	0.738 - 17.0 ft-lb	Average value: 7.91 J Grade Count:23
Charpy Impact, Unnotched	16.3 - 77.0 J	12.0 - 56.8 ft-lb	Average value: 55.8 J Grade Count:7
Peel Strength	0.241 - 1.25 kN/m	1.38 - 7.13 pli	Average value: 0.524 kN/m Grade Count:28

Electrical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Electrical Resistivity	0.00000260 - 250000 ohm-cm	0.00000260 - 250000 ohm-cm	Average value: 349 ohm-cm Grade Count:642
Magnetic Susceptibility	6.00e-7 - 8.00e-7	6.00e-7 - 8.00e-7	Average value: 7.61e-7 Grade Count:18

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear	4.68 - 27.4 µm/m-°C	2.60 - 15.2 µin/in-°F	Average value: 22.7 µm/m-°C Grade Count:689
Specific Heat Capacity	0.690 - 1.01 J/g-°C	0.165 - 0.241 BTU/lb-°F	Average value: 0.902 J/g-°C Grade Count:549
Thermal Conductivity	1.48 - 255 W/m-K	10.3 - 1770 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F	Average value: 149 W/m-K Grade Count:704
Melting Point	184 - 1410 °C	363 - 2570 °F	Average value: 606 °C Grade Count:569
Solidus	184 - 660 °C	363 - 1220 °F	Average value: 562 °C Grade Count:567
Liquidus	210 - 903 °C	410 - 1660 °F	Average value: 644 °C Grade Count:530
Maximum Service Temperature, Air	60.0 - 649 °C	140 - 1200 °F	Average value: 193 °C Grade Count:37
Minimum Service Temperature, Air	-80.0 - -18.0 °C	-112 - -0.400 °F	Average value: -43.7 °C Grade Count:32

Optical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Emissivity (0-1)	0.0400 - 0.300	0.0400 - 0.300	Average value: 0.0670 Grade Count:10
Reflection Coefficient, Visible (0-1)	0.860 - 0.960	0.860 - 0.960	Average value: 0.890 Grade Count:12

Processing Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Processing Temperature	505 - 604 °C	941 - 1120 °F	Average value: 562 °C Grade Count:4
Melt Temperature	593 - 816 °C	1100 - 1500 °F	Average value: 732 °C Grade Count:71
Annealing Temperature	177 - 546 °C	350 - 1020 °F	Average value: 377 °C Grade Count:285
Solution Temperature	399 - 566 °C	750 - 1050 °F	Average value: 512 °C Grade Count:233
Aging Temperature	22.2 - 346 °C	72.0 - 655 °F	Average value: 169 °C Grade Count:170
Hot-Working Temperature	260 - 510 °C	500 - 950 °F	Average value: 386 °C Grade Count:95
Casting Temperature	616 - 816 °C	1140 - 1500 °F	Average value: 720 °C Grade Count:70

Component Elements Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Aluminum, Al	20.0 - 100 %	20.0 - 100 %	Average value: 92.1 % Grade Count:1537
Antimony, Sb	0.150 - 0.300 %	0.150 - 0.300 %	Average value: 0.200 % Grade Count:4
Barium, Ba	0.0100 - 0.100 %	0.0100 - 0.100 %	Average value: 0.0650 % Grade Count:4
Beryllium, Be	0.000100 - 6.00 %	0.000100 - 6.00 %	Average value: 0.193 % Grade Count:90
Bismuth, Bi	0.0100 - 11.0 %	0.0100 - 11.0 %	Average value: 0.793 % Grade Count:71
Boron, B	0.00100 - 11.0 %	0.00100 - 11.0 %	Average value: 0.570 % Grade Count:66
Cadmium, Cd	0.00200 - 0.200 %	0.00200 - 0.200 %	Average value: 0.0321 % Grade Count:6
Calcium, Ca	0.000900 - 22.0 %	0.000900 - 22.0 %	Average value: 2.02 % Grade Count:15
Carbon, C	0.0300 - 0.350 %	0.0300 - 0.350 %	Average value: 0.168 % Grade Count:4
Chromium, Cr	0.00300 - 21.0 %	0.00300 - 21.0 %	Average value: 0.182 % Grade Count:739
Cobalt, Co	0.00100 - 10.0 %	0.00100 - 10.0 %	Average value: 1.37 % Grade Count:12
Copper, Cu	0.00300 - 52.0 %	0.00300 - 52.0 %	Average value: 1.50 % Grade Count:1423
Cr + Mn	0.100 - 0.800 %	0.100 - 0.800 %	Average value: 0.406 % Grade Count:16
Cr + Mn + Ti + V	0.0250 - 0.0300 %	0.0250 - 0.0300 %	Average value: 0.0258 % Grade Count:6
Gallium, Ga	0.00500 - 0.0500 %	0.00500 - 0.0500 %	Average value: 0.0301 % Grade Count:47
Iron, Fe	0.00600 - 50.0 %	0.00600 - 50.0 %	Average value: 0.635 % Grade Count:1405
Lead, Pb	0.00300 - 9.00 %	0.00300 - 9.00 %	Average value: 0.351 % Grade Count:105
Lithium, Li	0.000900 - 4.20 %	0.000900 - 4.20 %	Average value: 1.53 % Grade Count:51
Magnesium, Mg	0.00500 - 52.0 %	0.00500 - 52.0 %	Average value: 1.31 % Grade Count:1349
Manganese, Mn	0.00200 - 26.0 %	0.00200 - 26.0 %	Average value: 0.364 % Grade Count:1318
Nickel, Ni	0.0100 - 50.0 %	0.0100 - 50.0 %	Average value: 0.886 % Grade Count:280
Oxygen, O	0.0500 - 0.600 %	0.0500 - 0.600 %	Average value: 0.318 % Grade Count:19
Phosphorus, P	0.00100 - 0.0100 %	0.00100 - 0.0100 %	Average value: 0.00770 % Grade Count:10
Potassium, K	1.00 %	1.00 %	Average value: 1.00 % Grade Count:5
Scandium, Sc	0.0100 - 0.800 %	0.0100 - 0.800 %	Average value: 0.329 % Grade Count:6
Si+Fe	0.0200 - 1.00 %	0.0200 - 1.00 %	Average value: 0.623 % Grade Count:59
Silicon, Si	0.000 - 80.0 %	0.000 - 80.0 %	Average value: 3.14 % Grade Count:1434
Silver, Ag	0.0500 - 30.0 %	0.0500 - 30.0 %	Average value: 2.95 % Grade Count:40
Sodium, Na	0.000900 - 0.500 %	0.000900 - 0.500 %	Average value: 0.281 % Grade Count:9
Strontium, Sr	0.00500 - 16.0 %	0.00500 - 16.0 %	Average value: 2.16 % Grade Count:26
Tin, Sn	0.0200 - 22.0 %	0.0200 - 22.0 %	Average value: 1.12 % Grade Count:151
Titanium, Ti	0.00200 - 11.0 %	0.00200 - 11.0 %	Average value: 0.216 % Grade Count:1082
V+Ti	0.00400 - 0.0300 %	0.00400 - 0.0300 %	Average value: 0.0196 % Grade Count:14
Vanadium, V	0.00500 - 11.0 %	0.00500 - 11.0 %	Average value: 0.277 % Grade Count:139
Zinc, Zn	0.000 - 50.0 %	0.000 - 50.0 %	Average value: 1.18 % Grade Count:1327
Zirconium, Zr	0.0100 - 16.0 %	0.0100 - 16.0 %	Average value: 0.335 % Grade Count:214
Zr+Ti	0.0800 - 0.500 %	0.0800 - 0.500 %	Average value: 0.207 % Grade Count:30

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