6101 (E-AlMgSi, 91E) Aluminum
Wrought Aluminum Alloys
T6
Property Overview
Density2.7g/cm³
Elastic Modulus68GPa
Tensile Strength220MPa
Yield Strength200MPa
Brinell Hardness71HB
Maximum Service Temperature160°C
Chemical Composition
CR
0 to 0.030%
MN
0 to 0.030%
SI
0.3 to 0.7%
CU
0 to 0.1%
AL
97.6 to 99.4%
B
0 to 0.060%
MG
0.35 to 0.8%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.1%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.1%
ZN
0 to 0.1%
FE
0 to 0.5%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
68 GPa
Elongation at Break
15 %
Fatigue Strength
88 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
26 GPa
Shear Strength
140 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
220 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
200 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
71
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
9.9 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
57 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
190 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
32 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
280 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
50 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
23 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
30 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
Registered Designations & Aliases
6101 (E-AlMgSi, 91E) Aluminum91EA96101E-AlMgSiEN AW-6101
Standards
EN 573-3 EN 573-3: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Chemical composition and form of wrought products. Chemical composition and form of products