6151 Aluminum
Wrought Aluminum Alloys
T6
Property Overview
Density2.7g/cm³
Elastic Modulus69GPa
Tensile Strength340MPa
Yield Strength280MPa
Brinell Hardness100HB
Maximum Service Temperature170°C
Chemical Composition
CR
0.15 to 0.35%
MN
0 to 0.2%
SI
0.6 to 1.2%
CU
0 to 0.35%
TI
0 to 0.15%
AL
95.6 to 98.8%
MG
0.45 to 0.8%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.15%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.15%
ZN
0 to 0.25%
FE
0 to 1.0%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
69 GPa
Elongation at Break
5.7 %
Fatigue Strength
100 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
26 GPa
Shear Strength
200 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
340 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
280 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
100
Physical
Density
2.7 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
410 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
650 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
590 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
900 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
170 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
70 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
23 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
15 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
45 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
150 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
18 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
580 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
50 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
34 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
39 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
9.5 % relative
Embodied Carbon
8.2 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
Registered Designations & Aliases
6151 AluminumA96151EN AW-6151
Standards
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 Iron in Aluminium Alloys: Impurity and Alloying Element, N. A. Belov et al., 2002 Aluminum Standards and Data, Aluminum Association Inc., 2013 Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993