6066 (A96066) Aluminum
Wrought Aluminum Alloys
annealed
Property Overview
Density2.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus70GPa
Tensile Strength160MPa
Yield Strength93MPa
Brinell Hardness43HB
Maximum Service Temperature170°C
Chemical Composition
CR
0 to 0.4%
MN
0.6 to 1.1%
SI
0.9 to 1.8%
CU
0.7 to 1.2%
TI
0 to 0.2%
AL
93 to 97%
MG
0.8 to 1.4%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.15%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.15%
ZN
0 to 0.25%
FE
0 to 0.5%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
70 GPa
Elongation at Break
17 %
Fatigue Strength
97 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
26 GPa
Shear Strength
95 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
160 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
93 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
43
Physical
Density
2.8 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
410 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
650 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
560 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
890 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
150 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
61 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
23 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
6.9 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
40 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
130 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
23 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
61 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
49 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
16 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
23 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 65 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1160 L/kg
Embodied Water
1160 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
6066 (A96066) AluminumA96066EN AW-6066
Standards
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 B247 ASTM B247: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Die Forgings, Hand Forgings, and Rolled Ring Forgings ASTM B221: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes Handbook of Aluminum Bonding Technology and Data, J. D. Minford, 1993 Aluminum Standards and Data, Aluminum Association Inc., 2013