Aluminum Alloys - Mechanical Properties
Mechanical properties of aluminum alloys - tensile strength, yield strength and more.
Aluminum alloys are divided into the wrought and cast categories according to how they are produced.
The wrought category includes rolling, extruding, drawing, forging, and a number of other more specialized processes. Cast alloys are poured molten into sand (sand casting) or high-strength steel (permanent mold or die casting) molds where they solidifies to produce the desired shape.
Mechanical properties for some aluminum alloys:
| Aluminum Alloy | Temper | Elastic Modulus - E - (106 psi) | Shear Modulus - G - (106 psi) | Yield Strength - σy - (103 psi) | Tensile Strength - σu - (103 psi) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 3.5 | 11 | |
| 1100 | H12 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 11 | 14 |
| 2014 | 10.8 | 4.00 | 8 | 22 | |
| 2014 | T6 | 10.6 | 4.00 | 58 | 66 |
| 2014 | T62 | 10.8 | 4.00 | 59 | 67 |
| 2017 | T4 | 10.5 | 3.95 | 32 | 55 |
| 2024 | T3 | 10.6 | 4.00 | 42 | 64 |
| 2024 | T4 | 10.6 | 4.00 | 40 | 62 |
| 2025 | T6 | 10.4 | 3.90 | 33 | 52 |
| 2124 | T851 | 10.4 | 4.00 | 57 | 66 |
| 2219 | T62 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 36 | 54 |
| 2618 | T61 | 10.7 | 4.10 | 42 | 55 |
| 3003 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 5 | 14 | |
| 3003 | H18 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 25 | 27 |
| 3003 | H112 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 10 | 17 |
| 354 | T61 | 10.6 | 4.00 | 36 | 47 |
| 355 | T51 | 10.2 | 3.80 | 22 | 27 |
| 355 | T6 | 10.3 | 3.80 | 23 | 37 |
| 356 | T7 | 10.3 | 3.85 | 21 | 29 |
| 356 | T6 | 10.3 | 3.85 | 20 | 30 |
| 5052 | 10.2 | 3.80 | 9.5 | 25 | |
| 5052 | H32 | 10.2 | 3.80 | 23 | 31 |
| 5056 | H38 | 10.3 | 3.75 | 50 | 60 |
| 5056 | ANL | 10.3 | 4.00 | 22 | 42 |
| 6061 | T4 | 10.0 | 3.80 | 16 | 30 |
| 6061 | T6 | 10.0 | 3.80 | 35 | 42 |
| 6062 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 5 | 14 | |
| 6062 | T4 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 16 | 26 |
| 6062 | T6 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 35 | 38 |
| 6063 | T42 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 10 | 17 |
| 6063 | T5 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 16 | 22 |
| 6063 | T6 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 25 | 30 |
| 6151 | T6 | 10.1 | 3.85 | 37 | 44 |
| 7050 | T7452 | 10.1 - 11.6 | 58 | 68 | |
| 7050 | T74 | 60 | 70 | ||
| 7075 | T6 | 10.4 | 3.90 | 70 | 78 |
| 7075 | T6 | 63 | 73 | ||
| A356 | T61 | 10.4 | 3.90 | 28 | 38 |
| D712 | T5 | 10.3 | 3.80 | 20 | 32 |
- 1 psi (lb/in2) = 6894.8 Pa (N/m2)
- ANL - Annealing, done after cold working to soften work-hardening alloys
- H - refers to non heat treatable alloys that are “cold worked” or “strain hardened”
- T1 - Cooled from elevated temperature shaping - naturally aged
- T2 - Cooled from elevated temperature shaping - cold worked and naturally aged
- T3 - Solution heat-treated - cold worked and naturally aged to stable condition
- T4 - Solution heat-treated - naturally aged to stable condition
- T5 - Cooled from elevated temperature shaping - artificially aged
- T6 - Solution heat-treated - artificially aged
- T7 - Solution heat-treated - overaged / stabilized
