ALUMINIUM ALLOYS

Alloy
TYPICAL END USES
General sheet metal - spinning General sheet metal - architectural Marine Grade - sheet metal Structural - Marine grade General purpose - architectural - complex shapes Structural - corrosion resistance Structural - corrosion resistance Machining Rod Machining Rod - anodised - corrosion resistance

1200

5005

5251

5083

6063

6061

6351

2011

6262

CHARACTERISTICS
Corrosion Resistance Anodising Forming Machining Welding (Argon) Excellent Very good Excellent Poor Excellent Excellent Very good Excellent Poor Excellent Excellent Fair Very good Fair Excellent Excellent Poor Good Fair Excellent Excellent Very good Good Fair Very good Very good Fair Fair Fair Very good Very good Fair Fair Fair Very good Poor Poor Poor Excellent Poor Very good Good Fair Excellent Very good

TYPICAL CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

(Main Alloying Elements) Minimum 99% Al 0.8% Mg 0.7% Fe 0.3% Si 2.0% Mg 0.5% Fe 0.4% Si 0.4% Mn 4.5% Mg 0.75 Mn 0.4% Fe 0.4% Si 0.7& Mg 0.4% Si 0.35% Fe 1.0% Mg 0.7% Fe 0.6%Si 1.0% Si 0.6% Mg 0.6% Mn 0.6% Fe 5.5% Cu 0.5% Pb 0.5% Bi 1.0% Mg 0.6% Si 0.6% Pb 0.6% Bi

TYPICAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES - BY TEMPER

0 U.T.S. (Mpa) 0.2% Yield (Mpa) Elongation (%) in 50mm 90 34 35 H32 110 103 12 H34 159 152 6 H32 221 186 10 H34 248 207 7 H321 317 228 16 H116 319 230 16 H112 296 159 20 T5 193 145 12 T6 241 214 12 T591 190 120 20 T81 248 228 11 T4 241 145 22 T6 310 276 12 T5 280 260 12 T3 379 296 15 T6 393 269 17 T6 310 276 12