Type |
Material |
Essential Components |
Alloy Property |
Representative Use |
1000 Type (Pure AI Group) |
1080 |
Purity 99.80 or above |
Its strength is relatively
low but it has heat or
electrical high conductive
and good moldability,
weldability and corrosion resistance. |
Reflector, Lighting fittings,
Decorations, Chemical industrial tanks, Conductive materials, etc. |
1070 |
Purity 99.70 or above |
1050 |
Purity 99.50 or above |
1100 |
Purity 99.00 or above |
Its strength is comparatively low but it has good modability, weldability and corrosion resistance |
General objects, construction materials, electrical apparatus, all kinds of containers and other molding products which are not required for strength |
1200 |
Purity 99.00 or above |
3000 Type
(AI-Mn Group) |
3003 |
Mn:1.0~1.5% |
The strength is little bit higher than 1100 and the weldability and corrosion resistance are good. |
General objects, construction materials, automobile materials, marine materials, all kinds of containers, etc. |
3203 |
3004 |
Mn:1.0~1.5%
Mg:0.8~1.3%
Si≤0.3% |
It has strength higher than 3003, excellence on deep drawing and good corrosion resistance. |
Can Body, light bulbs Base, Roofing materials, Color paint board etc. |
5000 Type
(AI-Mg Group) |
5005 |
Mg:0.5~1.1% |
It has the similar strength to 3003 and good corrosion resistance, weldability and formability. |
Structures of statical stress components for automobile interior, cooking utensils, general objects, etc. |
5052 |
Mg:2.2~2.8%
Cr:0.15~0.35% |
It is excellent on corrosion resistance and especially seawater resistance and has good moldability and weldability. |
Marine structural frames, fuel tanks, home apparatus, etc. |
5154 |
Mg:3.1~3.9%
Cr:0.15~0.35% |
It has the moderate strength between 5052 and 5083. The moldability is poor little bit but the corrosion resistance and weldability are good. |
Marine materials, pressure vessels, automobile materials, etc. |
5083 |
Mg:4.0~4.9%
Mn:0.4~1.0%
Cr:0.05~0.25% |
It has the best strength among non-heat treated alloys. Its moldability is poor little bit but the corrosion resistance and weldability are good. |
Marine materials, automobile materials, pressure vessels, welding structural steels, etc. |
5N01 |
Mg:0.2~0.6% |
When it is treated by anodic oxidation after chemical polishing and electrolytic polishing, it has outstanding luster and its corrosion resistance and weldability are good. |
High quality objects, decorations, reflectors, etc. |
6000 Type
(AI-Mg-Si Group) |
6061 |
Mg:0.8~1.2%
Si:0.4~0.8%
Cu:0.15~0.4%
Cr:0.04~0.35% |
It has good corrosion resistance, weldability and middle level strength. Its cold formability is good as a heat-treated alloy. |
Transport structural materials for automobile and ships and optical instrument, etc. |
6063 |
Mg:0.45~0.9%
Si:0.2~0.6% |
It is excellent on anodic oxidation and extrusion formability. |
For extruded shapes, interior and exterior materials such as construction sashes, doors and so on. |