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Table 3 Mechanical and thermal properties of AA6061 and AA5086 alloys (Aval et al., 2011)

From: Effects of tool offset, pin offset, and alloys position on maximum temperature in dissimilar FSW of AA6061 and AA5086

Material

Temperature

Density

Young’s modulus

Thermal conductivity

Heat capacity

Thermal expansion

°C

Kg/m3

GPa

W/m °C

J/Kg °C

10−6/°C

AA6061

25

2700

68.5

167

896

23.4

100

66.1

180

978

24.6

150

63.1

184

1004

25.6

200

59.1

192

1028

26.6

250

54

201

1052

27.5

300

46.4

207

1078

28.5

450

31.7

230

1133

30.7

AA5086

25

2657

70

127

900

23.8

200

67.8

151

960

25.5

300

60.7

154

980

26.8

400

51

158

1020

28.9

500

37.4

169

1113

31.5