Chemical Composition
| Element [1] |
Weight Percentage (%) |
| Aluminum |
95.7 - 98.7 |
| Silicon |
0.60 - 1 |
| Iron |
≤ 0.50 |
| Magnesium |
0.40 - 0.80 |
| Zinc |
≤ 0.25 |
| Manganese |
0.20 - 0.80 |
| Copper |
0.15 - 0.60 |
| Chromium |
≤ 0.10 |
| Titanium |
≤ 0.10 |
| Remainder (each) |
≤ 0.050 |
| Remainder (total) |
≤ 0.15 |
Mechanical Properties
| Properties [1] |
Metric |
| Tensile strength |
230 MPa |
| Yield strength |
125 MPa |
| Elongation at break |
25% |
| Elastic modulus |
69 GPa |
| Shear modulus |
26 GPa |
| Poisson's ratio |
0.33 |
Thermal properties
| Thermal Properties |
Metric |
| CTE, linear |
21.6 μm/m-°C at Temperature -50.0 - 20.0 °C |
| Specific Heat Capacity |
0.890 J/g-°C |
| Thermal Conductivity |
172 W/m-K |
| Melting Point |
588 - 650 °C |
| Solidus |
588 °C |
| Liquidus |
650 °C |
Applications
- Body-panel
- Body-structure and parts
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References
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| Introduction | |
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| Al 1000 series (pure) | |
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| Al-Cu 2000 series | |
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| Al-Mn 3000 series | |
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| Al-Si 4000 series |
- 4006
- 4007
- 4015
- 4032
- 4043
- 4047
- 4543
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| Al-Mg 5000 series | |
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| Al-Mg-Si 6000 series | |
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| Al-Zn 7000 series | |
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| 8000 series (misc.) | |
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| Named alloys | |
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