6060 (AlMgSi, 3.3206, A96060) Aluminum

Wrought Aluminum Alloys

Material conditionT4

Overview Chemical Composition Mechanical Properties Physical Properties Other Properties

Property Overview

Density2.7g/cm³

Elastic Modulus68GPa

Tensile Strength140MPa

Yield Strength71MPa

Brinell HardnessUnknown

Maximum Service Temperature160°C

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Chemical Composition

0 to 0.050%

0 to 0.1%

0.3 to 0.6%

0 to 0.1%

97.9 to 99.3%

0.35 to 0.6%

RES.

Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.15%

RESIDUALS RES.

0 to 0.15%

0.1 to 0.3%

Mechanical

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

68 GPa

Elongation at Break

16 %

Fatigue Strength

37 MPa

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

26 GPa

Shear Strength

86 MPa

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

140 MPa

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

71 MPa

Physical

Density

2.7 g/cm 3

Thermal

Latent Heat of Fusion

400 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

160 °C

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

660 °C

Melting Onset (Solidus)

610 °C

Specific Heat Capacity

900 J/kg-K

Thermal Conductivity

210 W/m-K

Thermal Diffusivity

85 mm 2 /s

Thermal Expansion

23 µm/m-K

Thermal Shock Resistance

6.3 points

Electrical

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

54 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

180 % IACS

Calculated

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

19 MJ/m 3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

37 kJ/m 3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

14 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

50 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

14 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

22 points

Environmental

Base Metal Price

9.5 % relative

Embodied Carbon

8.3 kg CO 2 /kg material

Embodied Energy

150 MJ/kg

Embodied Energy

150 MJ/kg 66 x 10 3 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

1190 L/kg

Embodied Water

1190 L/kg 140 gal/lb

Physical Other

Calomel Potential

-710 mV

Registered Designations & Aliases

3.32066060 (AlMgSi, 3.3206, A96060) AluminumA96060AlMgSiEN AW-6060

Standards

ASTM B221 ASTM B221: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes

ASTM B221 ASTM B221: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes Environmental Degradation of Advanced and Traditional Engineering Materials, Lloyd H. Hihara et al., 2014. EN 754-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Cold drawn rod/bar and tube. Mechanical properties Aluminum: Properties and Physical Metallurgy, John E. Hatch (editor), 1984 EN 755-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Extruded rod/bar, tube and profiles. Mechanical properties

EN 573-3 EN 573-3: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Chemical composition and form of wrought products. Chemical composition and form of products

EN 754-2 EN 754-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Cold drawn rod/bar and tube. Mechanical properties

EN 755-2 EN 755-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Extruded rod/bar, tube and profiles. Mechanical properties