6061 (AlMg1SiCu, 3.3214, H20, A96061) Aluminum

Wrought Aluminum Alloys

Material conditionannealed

Overview Chemical Composition Mechanical Properties Physical Properties Other Properties

Property Overview

Density2.7g/cm³

Elastic Modulus69GPa

Tensile Strength130MPa

Yield Strength76MPa

Brinell Hardness33HB

Maximum Service Temperature170°C

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Chemical Composition

0.040 to 0.35%

0 to 0.15%

0.4 to 0.8%

0.15 to 0.4%

0 to 0.15%

95.9 to 98.6%

0.8 to 1.2%

RES.

Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.15%

RESIDUALS RES.

0 to 0.15%

0 to 0.25%

0 to 0.7%

Mechanical

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

69 GPa

Elongation at Break

20 %

Fatigue Strength

61 MPa

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

26 GPa

Shear Strength

84 MPa

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

130 MPa

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

76 MPa

Hardness

Brinell Hardness

Physical

Density

2.7 g/cm 3

Thermal

Latent Heat of Fusion

400 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

170 °C

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

650 °C

Melting Onset (Solidus)

580 °C

Specific Heat Capacity

900 J/kg-K

Thermal Conductivity

170 W/m-K

Thermal Diffusivity

68 mm 2 /s

Thermal Expansion

24 µm/m-K

Thermal Shock Resistance

5.7 points

Electrical

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

43 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

140 % IACS

Calculated

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

23 MJ/m 3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

42 kJ/m 3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

14 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

50 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

13 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

21 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

1180 L/kg

Embodied Water

1180 L/kg 140 gal/lb

Physical Other

Calomel Potential

-740 mV

Registered Designations & Aliases

3.32146061 (AlMg1SiCu, 3.3214, H20, A96061) AluminumA96061AlMg1SiCuEN AW-6061H20

Standards

ASTM B210 ASTM B210: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Drawn Seamless Tubes

ASTM B211 ASTM B211: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Bar, Rod, and Wire

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

ASTM B247 ASTM B247: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Die Forgings, Hand Forgings, and Rolled Ring Forgings

ASTM B308 ASTM B308: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy 6061-T6 Standard Structural Profiles

ASTM B308 ASTM B308: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy 6061-T6 Standard Structural Profiles ASTM B247: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Die Forgings, Hand Forgings, and Rolled Ring Forgings ASTM B483: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Drawn Tube and Pipe for General Purpose Applications ASTM B210: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Drawn Seamless Tubes ASTM B211: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Bar, Rod, and Wire ASTM B547: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Formed and Arc-Welded Round Tube 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 Advanced Materials in Automotive Engineering, Jason Rowe (editor), 2012

ASTM B483 ASTM B483: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Drawn Tube and Pipe for General Purpose Applications

ASTM B547 ASTM B547: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Formed and Arc-Welded Round Tube

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