Aluminium Alloys

43 Materials

Wrought and cast aluminium alloys per EN 573 (6082-T6, 7075-T6, 2024-T3, 5083, 6063)

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AlSi17Cu4Mg (Hypereutectic Piston Alloy)
Aluminium Casting Alloy
AlSi17Cu4Mg β€” hypereutectic Al-Si alloy for high-performance pistons. Primary Si particles provide excellent wear resist…
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AC-AlSi12 (LM6 / A413)
Aluminium Casting Alloy
AlSi12 β€” near-eutectic Al-Si casting alloy. Excellent fluidity, pressure tightness and castability. For thin-wall pressu…
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AC-AlSi7Mg0.3 / A356-T6
Aluminium Casting Alloy
A356-T6 β€” premium Al-Si-Mg casting alloy, T6 treated. Rm 230-270 MPa cast. For automotive wheels, aerospace cast housing…
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AC-AlSi9Cu3 (A380 / LM24)
Aluminium Casting Alloy
A380 / LM24 β€” most widely used aluminium HPDC alloy. Rm 310-330 MPa as-cast. For automotive gearbox housings, engine mou…
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-1050A
Commercially Pure Aluminium
Commercially pure aluminium (99.5% Al). Excellent corrosion resistance, formability and electrical conductivity. For che…
Tensile
60–95 MPa
Hardness
20–30 HB
EN AW-1050A-H14 (Pure Aluminium Sheet)
1xxx Series Aluminium
1050A-H14 -- 99.5% pure aluminium sheet. Best electrical conductivity (57% IACS), best corrosion resistance, but very lo…
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-1350-O (Electrical Grade Al)
1xxx Series Aluminium
1350-O -- highest-conductivity standard aluminium (61% IACS). For power transmission overhead lines (ACSR/AAAC), busbar …
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-2011-T3 (Free-Machining Aluminium)
2xxx Series Aluminium
2011-T3 -- the free-machining aluminium alloy. Best machinability of all aluminium alloys. Rm 340-380 MPa. For high-spee…
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-2014-T6
2xxx Series Aluminium
2014-T6 β€” Al-Cu-Si-Mg alloy with highest strength of 2xxx series at T6. Rm 480 MPa. For aircraft structural fittings, wh…
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-2017A-T4 (Duralumin)
2xxx Series Aluminium
2017A-T4 -- classic aircraft rivet and general engineering aluminium alloy. Rm 390-440 MPa, naturally aged. Traditional …
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-2024-T3
2xxx Series Aluminium
Al-Cu-Mg aerospace alloy T3 temper. Excellent fatigue resistance. Classic wing skin and fuselage material.…
Tensile
485–530 MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-2036-T4 (Automotive Al Body Sheet)
2xxx Series Aluminium
2036-T4 -- Al-Cu-Mg alloy for automotive outer body panels. Rm 340 MPa T4, excellent dent resistance, bake-hardenable to…
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-2219-T851 (Weldable Aerospace Al)
2xxx Series Aluminium
2219-T851 β€” Al-Cu alloy with best weldability of 2xxx series. Rm 455 MPa. For cryogenic rocket fuel tanks, space vehicle…
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-2618-T651 (High-Temperature Al Alloy)
2xxx Series Aluminium
2618-T651 -- Al-Cu-Mg-Ni-Fe alloy retaining useful strength to 200 C. For aircraft engine pistons, compressor impellers,…
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-3003-H14
3xxx Series Aluminium
3003-H14 β€” Mn-bearing aluminium with excellent corrosion resistance and formability. For cooking utensils, heat exchange…
Tensile
145–185 MPa
Hardness
40–50 HB
EN AW-3105-H16 (Thin Building Sheet)
3xxx Series Aluminium
3105-H16 -- Al-Mn-Mg building products sheet. Rm 155-215 MPa H16. For roofing, cladding, rain gutters, flashings and bui…
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-4043-O (Al-Si Welding Wire)
4xxx Series Aluminium
4043-O -- the standard Al-Si welding wire filler. Lower cracking sensitivity than 2xxx and 7xxx base alloys. For MIG/TIG…
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-4047 (Al-Si12)
Silicon Aluminium Alloy
4047 / AlSi12 β€” high silicon Al alloy for brazing filler and welding wire. Excellent fluidity, low melting point (577 C)…
Tensile
140–190 MPa
Hardness
45–65 HB
EN AW-5005-H24 (Anodising Quality Al)
5xxx Series Aluminium
5005-H24 -- anodising quality Al-Mg sheet. Outstanding decorative anodising result with uniform colour. Rm 135-180 MPa. …
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-5049 (Marine-Grade General Purpose Al-Mg)
5xxx Series Aluminium
EN AW-5049 -- moderate-Mg general-purpose marine and structural aluminium. Rm 220-270 MPa, good corrosion resistance and…
Tensile
220–270 MPa
Hardness
60–80 HB
EN AW-5052
5xxx Series Aluminium
Al-Mg alloy with excellent corrosion resistance and formability. Standard for fuel tanks, marine sheet and pressure vess…
Tensile
215–275 MPa
Hardness
60–70 HB
EN AW-5052-H32
5xxx Series Aluminium
5052-H32 β€” Al-Mg alloy with best corrosion resistance in 5xxx series. Rm 230 MPa. For marine sheet, fuel tanks, HVAC pan…
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-5083-H111
5xxx Series Aluminium
AlMg4.5Mn β€” highest-strength 5xxx grade. Excellent weldability and seawater corrosion resistance. Standard marine alloy.…
Tensile
275–350 MPa
Hardness
65–75 HB
EN AW-5182-H19 (Can End Alloy)
5xxx Series Aluminium
5182-H19 β€” Al-Mg-Mn alloy for beverage can ends and ring-pull tabs. Rm 395 MPa H19. The highest-strength work-hardened n…
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-5456-H116 (Marine Structural Al)
5xxx Series Aluminium
5456-H116 -- highest-strength standard marine Al alloy. Rm 285-345 MPa, excellent seawater corrosion resistance. For shi…
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-5754-H22
5xxx Series Aluminium
5754 β€” Al-Mg alloy for automotive body panels, shipbuilding and structural applications. Excellent weldability and forma…
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-6005A-T6 (Structural Extrusion)
6xxx Series Aluminium
6005A-T6 β€” structural extrusion aluminium alloy. Rm 260 MPa, better extrudability than 6061/6082. For rail vehicle struc…
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-6013-T6
6xxx Series Aluminium
6013-T6 β€” medium-strength damage-tolerant Al-Mg-Si-Cu. Rm 380 MPa. For aircraft fuselage lap-joint panels, automotive st…
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-6060-T66 (Architectural Extrusion Alloy)
6xxx Series Aluminium
EN AW-6060-T66 -- the standard European architectural and general-purpose extrusion alloy. Rm 190-245 MPa, excellent ext…
Tensile
190–245 MPa
Hardness
60–75 HB
EN AW-6061-T6
6xxx Series Aluminium
Al-Mg-Si-Cu alloy, North American structural standard. T6 temper: 310 MPa. Widely used for structural profiles, bicycle …
Tensile
290–340 MPa
Hardness
75–95 HB
EN AW-6061-T651
6xxx Series Aluminium
6061-T651 β€” North American structural standard (European equivalent to 6082). T651=T6+stress relieved. Rm 310 MPa. For s…
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-6063-T6
6xxx Series Aluminium
Al-Mg-Si extrusion alloy. Superior surface quality vs 6082. Standard for architectural profiles, window frames and heat …
Tensile
215–255 MPa
Hardness
60–73 HB
EN AW-6082-T6
6xxx Series Aluminium
AlSi1MgMn β€” most widely used structural aluminium alloy in Europe. Excellent strength-to-weight ratio in T6 temper.…
Tensile
260–310 MPa
Hardness
80–73 HB
EN AW-6101-T61 (Electrical Busbar Profile)
6xxx Series Aluminium
6101-T61 -- medium-strength Al extruded busbar alloy. 55% IACS conductivity, Rm 195 MPa. For electrical busbar profiles …
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-6181A-T6
6xxx Series Aluminium
6181A-T6 β€” automotive body sheet alloy optimised for paint baking response. Higher formability than 6082 with T4 spring-…
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-6262-T9 (Free-Machining 6xxx)
6xxx Series Aluminium
6262-T9 -- the free-machining 6xxx aluminium alloy. Pb+Bi addition gives 2-3x faster machining than 6061 on automatic la…
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-7010-T7451 (Aerospace Thick Plate)
7xxx Series Aluminium
7010-T7451 -- thick plate aerospace 7xxx with high SCC resistance. Rm 500 MPa, better through-thickness strength than 70…
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-7020-T6
7xxx Series Aluminium
7020-T6 β€” weldable Zn-Mg aluminium alloy. Rm 350 MPa. Unique: strength recovers in weld HAZ naturally at room temperatur…
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-7049-T7352 (High-Toughness Aerospace)
7xxx Series Aluminium
7049-T7352 -- thick-plate aerospace aluminium. Better SCC resistance than 7075, better toughness than 7050. Rm 510 MPa. …
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-7050-T7451
7xxx Series Aluminium
7050-T7451 β€” high-strength aerospace Al alloy with better SCC resistance than 7075. Rm 510 MPa. For thick aerospace plat…
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-7075-T6
7xxx Series Aluminium
Highest-strength aluminium alloy for structural use. Al-Zn-Mg-Cu, up to 570 MPa tensile. Dominates aerospace structural …
Tensile
503–570 MPa
Hardness
105–73 HB
EN AW-7075-T651
7xxx Series Aluminium
7075-T651 β€” highest-strength standard aluminium alloy. Rm 570 MPa. For aircraft structural components, bicycle frames an…
Tensile
570–620 MPa
Hardness
β€” HB
EN AW-7075-T7351 (Over-Aged for SCC)
7xxx Series Aluminium
7075-T7351 -- over-aged 7075 with greatly improved SCC resistance vs T651. Rm 455-505 MPa. For thick plate applications …
Tensile
β€” MPa
Hardness
β€” HB