6063 (AlMg0.7Si, H9, A96063) Aluminum

Wrought Aluminum Alloys

Material conditionannealed

Overview Chemical Composition Mechanical Properties Physical Properties Other Properties

Property Overview

Density2.7g/cm³

Elastic Modulus68GPa

Tensile Strength110MPa

Yield Strength49MPa

Brinell Hardness25HB

Maximum Service Temperature160°C

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Chemical Composition

0 to 0.1%

0.2 to 0.6%

0 to 0.1%

97.5 to 99.4%

0.45 to 0.9%

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RESIDUALS RES.

0 to 0.15%

0 to 0.1%

0 to 0.35%

Mechanical

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

68 GPa

Elongation at Break

21 %

Fatigue Strength

55 MPa

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

26 GPa

Shear Strength

70 MPa

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

110 MPa

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

49 MPa

Hardness

Brinell Hardness

Physical

Density

2.7 g/cm 3

Thermal

Latent Heat of Fusion

400 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

160 °C

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

650 °C

Melting Onset (Solidus)

620 °C

Specific Heat Capacity

900 J/kg-K

Thermal Conductivity

220 W/m-K

Thermal Diffusivity

89 mm 2 /s

Thermal Expansion

23 µm/m-K

Thermal Shock Resistance

4.8 points

Electrical

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

58 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

190 % IACS

Calculated

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

19 MJ/m 3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

18 kJ/m 3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

14 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

50 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

11 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

18 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

-740 mV

Registered Designations & Aliases

6063 (AlMg0.7Si, H9, A96063) AluminumA96063AlMg0.7SiEN AW-6063H9

Standards

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

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

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

ASTM B491 ASTM B491: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Round Tubes for General-Purpose Applications

ASTM B491 ASTM B491: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Round Tubes for General-Purpose Applications 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 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 EN 755-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Extruded rod/bar, tube and profiles. Mechanical properties Aluminum Standards and Data, Aluminum Association Inc., 2013

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