Aluminium

Technical data

Summary of alloys – typical chemical composition and mechanical properties

Alloy	Typical Values				Chemical Composition (%)*
	Temper	Tensile Strength (MPa)	0.2% Proof Stress (MPa)	Elongation (% )	Cu	Mn	Mg	Fe	Si	Zn	Cr	Ni	Zr	Ti
1050A	O	75	50	35	.05	.05	.05	.40	.25	.07				.05
	H8	150	140	6
1200	O	90	40	35	.05	.05	—	Fe+Si=1.0		.10				.05
	H8	160	150	6
1350	H2	135	82	9	.05	.01	—	.40	.10	.05	.01			–
	H6	125	110	3
2014A	T451	430	275	18	3.9-5.0	.40-1.2	.20-.80	.50	.50-.90	.25	.10			.15
2017A	T451	420	270	18	3.5-4.5	.40-1.0	.40-1.0	.70	.20-.80	.25			Zr+Ti=.25
	T651	480	410	12
2024	T351	460	330	20	3.8-4.9	.30-.90	1.2-1.8	.50	.50	.25	.10			.15
	T851	480	420	7
2214	T351	460	320	16	3.9-5.0	.40-1.2	.20-.80	.30	.50-1.2	.25	.10	—	—	.15
	T851	470	420	18
2219	T87	470	380	7	5.8-6.8	.20-.40	.02	.30	.20	.10			.10-.25	.02-.10
	T851	470	380	7
2618A	T851	450	365	7	1.8-2.7	.25	1.2-1.8	.90-1.4	.15-.25	.15		0.8-1.4		.20
5086	0	280	140	22	.10	.20-.70	3.5-4.5	.50	.40	.25	—	—	—	.15
	H116	320	250	16
6061	T351	235	140	21	.15-.40	.15	.80-1.2	.70	.40-.80	.25	.04-.35			.15
	T651	310	270	12
6082	T451	260	170	19	.10	.40-1.0	.60-1.2	.50	.70-1.3	.20	.25			.10
	T651	340	310	11
7010	T651	580	530	10	1.5-2.0	.10	2.1-2.6	.15	.12	5.7-6.7	.05		.11-.17	.06
	T7651	545	485	10
7020	T5	375	315	14	.20	.05-.50	1.0-1.4	.40	.35	4.0-5.0	.10-.35		.08-.20	–
	T651	380	335	13
7050	T7651	545	485		2.0-2.6	.10	1.9-2.6	.15	.12	5.7-6.7	.04		.08-.15	.06
7075	T651	570	505	10	1.2-2.0	.30	2.1-2.9	.50	.40	5.1-6.1	.18-.28			.20
7150	T651	610	570	9	1.9-2.5	.10	2.0-2.7	.15	.12	5.9-6.9	.04		.08-.15	.06
7175	T7351	500	420	9	1.2-2.0	.10	2.1-2.9	.20	.15	5.1-6.1	.18-.28			.10
7475	T651	550	480	9	1.2-1.9	.06	1.9-2.6	.12	.10	5.2-6.2	.18-.25			.06
	T7351	500	420	10

Typical mechanical properties of aluminium tube

Alloy	Temper	Wall thickness		0.2 % Proof Strength				Tensile Strength				Elongation
		[mm]	[in]	[MPa]		[ksi]		[MPa]		[ksi]		[%]
				min	max	min	max	min	max	min	max	min
1200	F, H112	all	all	25	-	3.6	-	75	-	10.9	-	20
2014A	O	≤ 20	≤ 0.787	-	250	-	36.3	-	135	-	19.6	12
	T4	≤ 20	≤ 0.787	230	-	33.4	-	370	-	53.7	-	11
	T6	≤ 10	≤ 0.394	370	-	53.7	-	415	-	60.2	-	7
2017A	O	≤ 20	≤ 0.787	-	135	-	19.6	-	250	-	36.3	12
	T4	≤ 10	≤ 0.394	260	-	37.7	-	380	-	55.1	-	12
2024	O	≤ 30	≤ 1.181	-	150	-	21.8	-	250	-	36.3	12
	T3	≤ 30	≤ 1.181	290	-	42.1	-	420	-	60.9	-	8
5052	F, H112	all	all	70	-	10.2	-	170	-	24.7	-	15
	O, H111	all	all	70	-	10.2	-	170	230	24.7	33.4	17
5251	F, H112	all	all	60	-	8.7	-	160	-	23.2	-	16
	O, H111	all	all	60	-	8.7	-	160	220	23.2	31.9	17
6061	O	≤ 25	≤ 0.984	-	110	-	16.0	-	150	-	21.8	16
	T4	≤ 25	≤ 0.984	110	-	16.0	-	180	-	26.1	-	15
	T6	≤ 5	≤ 0.197	240	-	34.8	-	260	-	37.7	-	8
		5 < t ≤ 25	0.197 < t ≤ 0.984	240	-	34.8	-	260	-	37.7	-	10
6082	O	≤ 25	≤ 0.984	-	110	-	16.0	-	160	-	23.2	14
	T4	≤ 25	≤ 0.984	110	-	16.0	-	205	-	29.7	-	14
	T6	≤ 5	≤ 0.197	250	-	36.3	-	290	-	42.1	-	8
		5 < t ≤ 25	0.197 < t ≤ 0.984	260	-	37.7	-	310	-	45.0	-	10
7075	O	≤ 10	≤ 0.394	-	165	-	23.9	-	275	-	39.9	10
	T6	≤ 5	≤ 0.197	485	-	540.0	-	540	-	78.3	-	8
		5 < t ≤ 10	0.197 < t ≤ 0.394	505	-	73.2	-	560	-	81.2	-	7
	T73	≤ 5	≤ 0.197	400	-	58.0	-	470	-	68.2	-	7
		5 < t ≤ 25	0.197 < t ≤ 0.984	420	-	60.9	-	485	-	70.3	-	8