5454/6014/6082/7068 aluminum sheet is respectively used in tank truck, automobile, shipbuilding and aircraft manufacturing industry. What are their properties? Learn more.

1. 5454 6014 6082 7068 Aluminum Sheet for
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Abstract: 5454/6014/6082/7068 aluminum sheet is respectively used in tank truck,
automobile, shipbuilding and aircraft manufacturing industry. What are their properties?
Learn more.
5454 Aluminum Tanker Plate
Energy reduction and lightweight structure have become a global trend. Compared
with steel, aluminum alloy tank truck is of low density, good corrosion resistance, easy
welding, long life and high recycling value. More than 90% of the tankers are made of
aluminum alloy in Europe, the United States, Australia and Japan.
The production of tank body has high requirements for the aluminum alloy such as
good corrosion resistance, high processing performance, strong resistance to
pressure. It can be processed with bending, stamping and stretching. These
requirements are exactly in line with the 5xxx aluminum.
5xxx aluminum is with Magnesium as the main alloy element, about 3-5%. The

2. difference in the magnesium content determines the performance and use of the
different 5 series aluminum sheets. The main grades have 5052, 5083,5005, 5086,
5754 and 5454 aluminum. 5052, 50583 and 5454 aluminum sheets are widely used
in passenger cars, semi-trailers, vans and fuel tankers.
At present, most aluminum alloy load tanker manufacturers mainly use 5083
aluminum alloy as the material of the tank body. The use of 5182 plate can better
reflect its corrosion resistance and welding performance. In the case of the same
loading weight, the wall thickness of the tank body can be thinner and its own weight
is lighter. 5454 aluminum sheets can be used in high temperature environment or
transport high temperature liquids.
5454 aluminum plate belongs to the 5xxx Al-Mg alloy. Its magnesium is about
2.4-3.0%. Other alloy
elements are silicon, copper,
zinc, manganese, titanium,
chromium, iron, etc., to
improve the metal hardness.
It has excellent rust
resistance. Its strength is
about 20% higher than that of
the 5052 aluminum sheet.
5454 aluminum plate is of low density, high strength, corrosion resistance, good
thermal conductivity, good rigidity and strong shock resistance. It has many tempers
including O and H temper. Haomei Aluminum is one of the big 5454 aluminum plate
suppliers in China. 5454 aluminum sheet price is affected by many factors.
The first factor is the aluminum ingot price. The quotation for the 5454 aluminum plate
of the same specification will also vary with the fluctuations of aluminum ingot price.
Another factor is processing cost. The processing cost of different alloys are also
different. For the international trade of 5454 aluminum sheet, the shipping cost also
has an effect on the final price.

3. 6014 Aluminum in Cars
The density of aluminum is lower than that of iron and copper, so in comparison, cars
made of aluminum alloys are relatively light. Many aluminum alloys like 6014
aluminum is relatively easy to process and manufacture, and can be formed into
various shapes by cutting, compressing, and stretching.
In addition, aluminum alloys have relatively high electrical and thermal conductivity,
which arewidely used in automotive applications, especially for automotive radiators
and various electronic devices in automotive applications.
The overall performance of automotive aluminum is very high. After technical
treatment, the aluminum alloy material has strong chemical properties and pressure
resistance. Compared with steel, aluminum is more active, easy tor process and of
low price, which other metal materials can’t reach.
In order to get better automobile performance and reduce environmental pollution,
aluminum alloys have gradually entered the automotive industry. Nowadays,
aluminum alloys have a high influence in the automobile manufacturing industry.

4. There are two ways to reduce the weight of the car: one is to change the frame
structure of the car; the other is to choose relatively lighter raw material. Up to now,
through the analysis and investigation of the automobile industry, modern automobile
manufacturers focus on the application of aluminum alloys.
Automotive aluminum sheet also has high environmental protection and energy
saving effect. The methods of reducing the fuel consumption of a car is to reduce the
weight of the car and improve the efficiency of the car engine. Reducing the weight of
the car is the most effective and direct method. The aluminum alloy is relatively light,
so it can be used to effectively improve the energy-saving effect of the car.
6082 aluminum plate is a kind of
heat-treatable alloy with good
formability, weldability, workability
and corrosion resistance. At the same
time, it has medium strength and can
still maintain good operability after
annealing.
It is mainly used in transportation and
structural engineering industries such
as bridges, cranes, automobile roof
panel, transport aircraft, transport
ships, ship parts, electronic parts,etc.
It is usually used in the form of thick
aluminum plate in T6 temper.
Compared with traditional carbon steels, it has many differences in physical properties
such as density, melting point, thermal conductivity, yield stress, volume shrinkage
during solidification, elongation, and tensile strength. In the process of using
aluminum alloy for building ship, we need to consider the structural load and corrosive
environment of the ship.
Take the design of a 14m aluminum alloy ship for example. Considering that the
design volume-length ratio of the ship has a greater impact on damping, therefore,

5. reducing the weight of the ship as much as possible has a greater impact on the
seaworthiness of the speedboat. 6082 plate has great advantages in terms of wear
resistance and impact resistance.
Since 6082 plate is of easy oxidation, low melting point, and large linear expansion
coefficient, it increases the welding difficulty during ship construction. At present, the
commonly used welding technologies mainly include TIG welding, MIG welding, etc.
There are automatic, semi-automatic and manual welding modes.
In practical applications, various welding modes are used to complement each other.
For example, TIG tungsten welding is usually used in automatic and manual welding,
and MIG argon arc welding is often used in semi-automatic welding. At present, the
most commonly used welding method in aluminum alloy shipbuilding is MIG welding,
which has the advantages of igh deposition efficiency and low cost of argon gas.
Aluminium 7068 Properties
The main alloy elements of 7xxx aircraft aluminum are zinc, magnesium and copper. It
is generally divided into Al-Zn-Mg and Al-Zn-Mg-Cu, which is respectively easily

6. weldable and not easily weldable. Both are heat-treated aluminum alloys. Zinc and
magnesium will be combined for strengthening.
In addition to the proper ratio of primary and secondary alloy elements, it is
particularly strict to maintain low impurity elements Si and Fe content, so that 7xxx
aluminum alloy has igh strength, high toughness and good plastic workability. Its
tensile strength is 220~610 Mpa, which is mainlly used in aviation, automobile, sports
and 3C technology products.
Al-Zn-Mg Alloy
7xxx Al-Zn-Mg aluminum alloy has good weldability and are used in products with
high appearance requirements, as well as products with high strength and fracture
toughness requirements like 3C products, motorcycle/bicycle frame and automobile
and motorcycle related parts production, baseball and softball bat production.
The 7xxx aluminum properties enable these products have better environmental
resistance and pressure resistance. The typical grades are 7003, 7005 and 7046.
Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloy
This alloy is also known as ultra-dura aluminum, whihc has poor weldability and can
meet high-strength and high fatigue resistance requirements. The typical grades are
7001, 7050, 7075, 7068 aluminum sheet. They are used for bicycle front Fork,
baseball/softball bat, aerospace industry, automobile, motorcycle/bicycle related
parts,etc.
7068 alloy is a 7000
series aluminium-zinc
alloy registered with the
US Aluminium
Association and produced
to AMS 4331 (chemical
composition and
mechanical properties)
and AMS 2772 (heat
treatment). Lets’ have a look of aluminum 7068 properties.

7. Its typical yield strength reaches 700MPa, which is 15%~20% higher than 7075 alloy.
Its high temperature performance is better than 7075 and corrosion resistance is
equivalent to 7075 alloy. The comprehensive performance of 7068 aluminum is good.