2025 (2025-T6) Aluminum
Wrought Aluminum Alloys
Property Overview
Density3g/cm³
Elastic Modulus72GPa
Tensile Strength400MPa
Yield Strength260MPa
Brinell Hardness110HB
Maximum Service Temperature190°C
Chemical Composition
CR
0 to 0.1%
MN
0.4 to 1.2%
SI
0.5 to 1.2%
CU
3.9 to 5.0%
TI
0 to 0.15%
AL
90.9 to 95.2%
MG
0 to 0.050%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.15%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.15%
ZN
0 to 0.25%
FE
0 to 1.0%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
72 GPa
Elongation at Break
15 %
Fatigue Strength
130 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
27 GPa
Shear Strength
240 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
400 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
260 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
110
Physical
Density
3.0 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
400 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
190 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
640 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
520 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
870 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
150 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
58 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
23 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
18 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
40 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
120 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
55 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
450 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
46 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
37 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
40 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
10 % relative
Embodied Carbon
7.9 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg 64 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1130 L/kg
Embodied Water
1130 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
2025 (2025-T6) Aluminum2025-T6A92025EN AW-2025
Standards
ASTM B247 ASTM B247: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Die Forgings, Hand Forgings, and Rolled Ring Forgings
ASTM B247 ASTM B247: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Die Forgings, Hand Forgings, and Rolled Ring Forgings Iron in Aluminium Alloys: Impurity and Alloying Element, N. A. Belov et al., 2002 Aluminum Standards and Data, Aluminum Association Inc., 2013