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Aluminium
Wrought Aluminium
6000 Series
AA Standards Grade 6061 T4

AA Standards Grade 6061 T4

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Description

AA 6061 is a readily available alloy that has good surface finish and ability to be anodized.Easy of weldability and brazability with nice surface finish. Resistance to corrosion from seawater and atmospheric conditions. Suitable for hot forging.

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This material data has been provided by AluKey,MakeItFrom.com,ASM Handbook Volume 2 Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials,WroughtAl_ElectricalResistivity.

All metrics apply to room temperature unless otherwise stated. SI units used unless otherwise stated.
Equivalent standards are similar to one or more standards provided by the supplier. Some equivalent standards may be stricter whereas others may be outside the bounds of the original standard.

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Properties

General

Property	Value	Condition	Related Standards
Density	2.7 g/cm³ Show Material materials with Density of 2.7 g/cm³	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B209, ASTM B210, ASTM B211, ASTM B221, ASTM B234, ASTM B241, ASTM B313, ASTM B345, ASTM B483, ASTM B547
	2.7 g/cm³ Show Material materials with Density of 2.7 g/cm³	T4

Mechanical

Property	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Comment
Bending Fatigue Strength	95.0 MPa Show Material materials with Bending Fatigue Strength of 95.0 MPa	T4	AA Standards
Compressive modulus	69.7 MPa Show Material materials with Compressive modulus of 69.7 MPa	T4
Elastic modulus	69.0 GPa Show Material materials with Elastic modulus of 69.0 GPa	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B209, ASTM B210, ASTM B211, ASTM B221, ASTM B234, ASTM B241, ASTM B313, ASTM B345, ASTM B483, ASTM B547
Elongation	10.0 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 10.0 %	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B209	A50
	12.0 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 12.0 %	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B209	A50
	14.0 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 14.0 %	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B209, ASTM B210, ASTM B483	A50
	14.0 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 14.0 %	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B221, ASTM B234, ASTM B241, ASTM B345	A100
	16.0 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 16.0 %	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B209, ASTM B210, ASTM B221, ASTM B234, ASTM B241, ASTM B313, ASTM B345, ASTM B483, ASTM B547	A50
	16.0 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 16.0 %	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B210, ASTM B211, ASTM B234, ASTM B483	A100
	18.0 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 18.0 %	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B210, ASTM B211, ASTM B234, ASTM B483	A50
	19.0 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 19.0 %	T4
	22.0 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 22.0 %	T4	AA Standards	A50
	22.0 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 22.0 %	T4	AA Standards	A100
Hardness, Brinell	65.0 [-] Show Material materials with Hardness, Brinell of 65.0 [-]	T4	AA Standards
	65.0 [-] Show Material materials with Hardness, Brinell of 65.0 [-]	T4		500 kg load, 10 mm ball
Plane-Strain Fracture Toughnes	22.0 - 35.0 MPa·√m Show Material materials with Plane-Strain Fracture Toughnes of 22.0 - 35.0 MPa·√m			Typical for Wrought 6000 Series Aluminium
Poisson's ratio	0.33 [-] Show Material materials with Poisson's ratio of 0.33 [-]			Typical for Wrought 6000 Series Aluminium
Shear modulus	26.0 - 26.5 GPa Show Material materials with Shear modulus of 26.0 - 26.5 GPa			Typical for Wrought 6000 Series Aluminium
Shear strength	165.0 MPa Show Material materials with Shear strength of 165.0 MPa	T4
Tensile strength	180.0 MPa Show Material materials with Tensile strength of 180.0 MPa	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B221, ASTM B241, ASTM B345
	205.0 MPa Show Material materials with Tensile strength of 205.0 MPa	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B209, ASTM B210, ASTM B211, ASTM B234, ASTM B313, ASTM B483, ASTM B547
	230.0 MPa Show Material materials with Tensile strength of 230.0 MPa	T4
	240.0 MPa Show Material materials with Tensile strength of 240.0 MPa	T4	AA Standards
	240 MPa Show Material materials with Tensile strength of 240 MPa	T4
Yield strength	100.0 MPa Show Material materials with Yield strength of 100.0 MPa	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B210	RP02
	110.0 MPa Show Material materials with Yield strength of 110.0 MPa	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B209, ASTM B210, ASTM B211, ASTM B221, ASTM B234, ASTM B241, ASTM B313, ASTM B345, ASTM B483, ASTM B547	RP02
	130.0 MPa Show Material materials with Yield strength of 130.0 MPa	T4
	145.0 MPa Show Material materials with Yield strength of 145.0 MPa	T4	AA Standards	RP02
	145 MPa Show Material materials with Yield strength of 145 MPa	T4		RP02

Thermal

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Related Standards
Coefficient of thermal expansion		2.4e-05 1/K Show Material materials with Coefficient of thermal expansion of 2.4e-05 1/K	T4
	20 °C	2.36e-05 1/K Show Material materials with Coefficient of thermal expansion of 2.36e-05 1/K	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B209, ASTM B210, ASTM B211, ASTM B221, ASTM B234, ASTM B241, ASTM B313, ASTM B345, ASTM B483, ASTM B547
	100 °C	2.36e-05 1/K Show Material materials with Coefficient of thermal expansion of 2.36e-05 1/K	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B209, ASTM B210, ASTM B211, ASTM B221, ASTM B234, ASTM B241, ASTM B313, ASTM B345, ASTM B483, ASTM B547

Melting point		580.0 - 650.0 °C Show Material materials with Melting point of 580.0 - 650.0 °C	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B209, ASTM B210, ASTM B211, ASTM B221, ASTM B234, ASTM B241, ASTM B313, ASTM B345, ASTM B483, ASTM B547
		580.0 °C Show Material materials with Melting point of 580.0 °C	T4
Specific heat capacity		900.0 J/(kg·K) Show Material materials with Specific heat capacity of 900.0 J/(kg·K)	T4
Thermal conductivity		155.0 - 180.0 W/(m·K) Show Material materials with Thermal conductivity of 155.0 - 180.0 W/(m·K)	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B209, ASTM B210, ASTM B211, ASTM B221, ASTM B234, ASTM B241, ASTM B313, ASTM B345, ASTM B483, ASTM B547
		170.0 W/(m·K) Show Material materials with Thermal conductivity of 170.0 W/(m·K)	T4

Electrical

Property	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Comment
Electrical conductivity	23000000.0 - 27000000.0 S/m Show Material materials with Electrical conductivity of 23000000.0 - 27000000.0 S/m	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B209, ASTM B210, ASTM B211, ASTM B221, ASTM B234, ASTM B241, ASTM B313, ASTM B345, ASTM B483, ASTM B547
	23000000 S/m Show Material materials with Electrical conductivity of 23000000 S/m	T4		Typical value
Electrical resistivity	3.7e-08 - 4.35e-08 Ω·m Show Material materials with Electrical resistivity of 3.7e-08 - 4.35e-08 Ω·m	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B209, ASTM B210, ASTM B211, ASTM B221, ASTM B234, ASTM B241, ASTM B313, ASTM B345, ASTM B483, ASTM B547
	4.3e-08 Ω·m Show Material materials with Electrical resistivity of 4.3e-08 Ω·m	T4		Typical value
Specific Electrical conductivity	40.0 % IACS Show Material materials with Specific Electrical conductivity of 40.0 % IACS	T4		Typical/Derived value

Chemical properties

Property	Value	Condition	Related Standards
Aluminium	95.9 - 98.6 % Show Material materials with Aluminium of 95.9 - 98.6 %	T4
Chromium	0.04 - 0.35 % Show Material materials with Chromium of 0.04 - 0.35 %	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B209, ASTM B210, ASTM B211, ASTM B221, ASTM B234, ASTM B241, ASTM B313, ASTM B345, ASTM B483, ASTM B547
Copper	0.15 - 0.4 % Show Material materials with Copper of 0.15 - 0.4 %	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B209, ASTM B210, ASTM B211, ASTM B221, ASTM B234, ASTM B241, ASTM B313, ASTM B345, ASTM B483, ASTM B547
Iron	0.70 % Show Material materials with Iron of 0.70 %	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B209, ASTM B210, ASTM B211, ASTM B221, ASTM B234, ASTM B241, ASTM B313, ASTM B345, ASTM B483, ASTM B547
	0.7 % Show Material materials with Iron of 0.7 %	T4
Magnesium	0.8 - 1.2 % Show Material materials with Magnesium of 0.8 - 1.2 %	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B209, ASTM B210, ASTM B211, ASTM B221, ASTM B234, ASTM B241, ASTM B313, ASTM B345, ASTM B483, ASTM B547
Manganese	0.15 % Show Material materials with Manganese of 0.15 %	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B209, ASTM B210, ASTM B211, ASTM B221, ASTM B234, ASTM B241, ASTM B313, ASTM B345, ASTM B483, ASTM B547
Other	0.15 % Show Material materials with Other of 0.15 %	T4
Silicon	0.4 - 0.8 % Show Material materials with Silicon of 0.4 - 0.8 %	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B209, ASTM B210, ASTM B211, ASTM B221, ASTM B234, ASTM B241, ASTM B313, ASTM B345, ASTM B483, ASTM B547
Titanium	0.15 % Show Material materials with Titanium of 0.15 %	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B209, ASTM B210, ASTM B211, ASTM B221, ASTM B234, ASTM B241, ASTM B313, ASTM B345, ASTM B483, ASTM B547
Zinc	0.25 % Show Material materials with Zinc of 0.25 %	T4	AA Standards, ASTM B209, ASTM B210, ASTM B211, ASTM B221, ASTM B234, ASTM B241, ASTM B313, ASTM B345, ASTM B483, ASTM B547

Technological properties

Property
Brazing	general: possible with commercial processes and methods
Corrosion properties	Stress corrosion cracking: no damage during operation and laboratory tests (O, T6, T651, T652, T6510, T6511), no damage during operation, limited damage during laboratory tests (T4, T451, T4510, T4511), general: good, without protection in industrial or seawater atmosphere
General machinability	General: poor (O), sufficient (T4, T451, T4510, T4511, T6, T651, T652, T6510, T6511)
Workability	general (condition): good (O), acceptable (T4, T451, T4510, T4511), poor(T6, T651, T652, T6510, T6511)