Aluminum
Aluminium 6082
6082 is a distinct extrusion alloy with Mg, Si and Mn.
Identity / state reference
What distinguishes this material
Hydro explicitly calls it similar but not equivalent to 6061; T6511 identifies stretching, and some thin sections have quenching limits.
- Designation in this reference
- 6082
- Forms covered by the sources
- Rod
- Bar
- Tube
- Profile
- States to distinguish or confirm
- O
- T4
- T5
- T5511
- T6
- T6511
- Temperature and exposure
- No general service-temperature limit or temperature-independent strength is established by this page. Check the temperature and duration for the specific source table and application.
Property evidence for a stated condition
No condition-specific numerical table is reproduced here
The linked sources establish the identity and the stated product/state scope. Obtain the row for your actual form, section, treatment and test conditions before adopting strength, hardness or a thermal limit.
Resolve these conditions next
- Does this section achieve the ordered T6/T6511 condition and require post-weld properties?
- Obtain the full material certificate, governing specification/edition, product dimensions and test direction before adopting a property value.
For machining, take the exact grade, supplied condition and measured hardness where applicable into the tool maker’s application data. A generic material-family speed is not a substitute for an operation and tool-specific recommendation.
Sources and what they establish
Reviewed 23 October 2026. A source’s publication date and the review date are different. The scope below identifies the fields checked.
Hydro Alloy 6082
2019 North America extrusion sheet; O/T4/T5/T5511/T6/T6511; section-dependent limits, stretching suffix and weld-region strength loss.
Hydro Alloy 6082 ↗Source identity, a named product example and a supplied-batch certificate are different evidence. Cross-standard similarity does not approve substitution.
Corrections from the previous article
- Remove the implied 6061 equivalence and unsupported 'better extrudability' claim; preserve thickness-dependent limits.
- Remove the untraceable generic machining recommendation (220 %) and cutting-speed ranges; select machining data by actual material condition, tool and operation.
Other references in Aluminum
Related references, not equivalent substitutes.