AA Standards Grade 6063 T6

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Description

Aluminum AA 6063 is an architectural alloy that offers users a high resistance to corrosion and excellent finishing characteristics. Easy to extrude with fair machinability, AA 6063 can be both hot and cold formed and is commonly available as T6 temper as well as T4 temper.

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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	T6	AA Standards, ASTM B210, ASTM B221, ASTM B241, ASTM B345, ASTM B483
	2.7 g/cm³ Show Material materials with Density of 2.7 g/cm³	T6

Mechanical

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Comment
Bending Fatigue Strength		70.0 MPa Show Material materials with Bending Fatigue Strength of 70.0 MPa	T6	AA Standards
Compressive modulus		69.7 MPa Show Material materials with Compressive modulus of 69.7 MPa	T6
Elastic modulus		69.0 GPa Show Material materials with Elastic modulus of 69.0 GPa	T6	AA Standards, ASTM B210, ASTM B221, ASTM B241, ASTM B345, ASTM B483
		69 GPa Show Material materials with Elastic modulus of 69 GPa	T6
Elongation		12.0 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 12.0 %	T6	AA Standards, ASTM B210, ASTM B483	A50
		8.0 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 8.0 %	T6	AA Standards, ASTM B210, ASTM B221, ASTM B241, ASTM B345, ASTM B483	A50
		10.0 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 10.0 %	T6	AA Standards, ASTM B210, ASTM B221, ASTM B241, ASTM B345, ASTM B483	A50
		10.0 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 10.0 %	T6	AA Standards, ASTM B210, ASTM B483	A100
		9.0 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 9.0 %	T6	AA Standards, ASTM B221, ASTM B241	A100
		7.0 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 7.0 %	T6	AA Standards, ASTM B241, ASTM B345	A100
		11.0 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 11.0 %	T6
	370 °C	105 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 105 %	T6		Elongation in 50 mm
	315 °C	80 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 80 %	T6		Elongation in 50 mm
	260 °C	75 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 75 %	T6		Elongation in 50 mm
	205 °C	40 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 40 %	T6		Elongation in 50 mm
	150 °C, -80 °C	20 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 20 %	T6		Elongation in 50 mm
	100 °C	15 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 15 %	T6		Elongation in 50 mm
	24 °C	18 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 18 %	T6		Elongation in 50 mm
	0 °C	19 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 19 %	T6		Elongation in 50 mm
	-195 °C	24 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 24 %	T6		Elongation in 50 mm

Fatigue strength		69 MPa Show Material materials with Fatigue strength of 69 MPa	T6		fo 5x10⁸ cycles
Hardness, Brinell		73.0 [-] Show Material materials with Hardness, Brinell of 73.0 [-]	T6	AA Standards
		73.0 [-] Show Material materials with Hardness, Brinell of 73.0 [-]	T6		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		152.0 MPa Show Material materials with Shear strength of 152.0 MPa	T6
Tensile strength		240.0 MPa Show Material materials with Tensile strength of 240.0 MPa	T6	AA Standards
		230.0 MPa Show Material materials with Tensile strength of 230.0 MPa	T6	AA Standards, ASTM B210, ASTM B483
		205.0 MPa Show Material materials with Tensile strength of 205.0 MPa	T6	AA Standards, ASTM B221, ASTM B241, ASTM B345
		250.0 MPa Show Material materials with Tensile strength of 250.0 MPa	T6
	370 °C	16 MPa Show Material materials with Tensile strength of 16 MPa	T6		up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture
	315 °C	22 MPa Show Material materials with Tensile strength of 22 MPa	T6		up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture
	260 °C	31 MPa Show Material materials with Tensile strength of 31 MPa	T6		up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture
	205 °C	62 MPa Show Material materials with Tensile strength of 62 MPa	T6		up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture
	150 °C	145 MPa Show Material materials with Tensile strength of 145 MPa	T6		up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture
	100 °C	215 MPa Show Material materials with Tensile strength of 215 MPa	T6		up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture
	24 °C	240 MPa Show Material materials with Tensile strength of 240 MPa	T6		up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture
	0 °C	248 MPa Show Material materials with Tensile strength of 248 MPa	T6		up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture
	-80 °C	262 MPa Show Material materials with Tensile strength of 262 MPa	T6		up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture
	-195 °C	325 MPa Show Material materials with Tensile strength of 325 MPa	T6		up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture
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Yield strength		215.0 MPa Show Material materials with Yield strength of 215.0 MPa	T6	AA Standards	RP02
		195.0 MPa Show Material materials with Yield strength of 195.0 MPa	T6	AA Standards, ASTM B210, ASTM B483	RP02
		170.0 MPa Show Material materials with Yield strength of 170.0 MPa	T6	AA Standards, ASTM B221, ASTM B241, ASTM B345	RP02
	371 °C	14 MPa Show Material materials with Yield strength of 14 MPa	T6		up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture, RP02
	316 °C	17 MPa Show Material materials with Yield strength of 17 MPa	T6		up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture, RP02
	260 °C	24 MPa Show Material materials with Yield strength of 24 MPa	T6		up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture, RP02
	204 °C	45 MPa Show Material materials with Yield strength of 45 MPa	T6		up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture, RP02
	149 °C	133 MPa Show Material materials with Yield strength of 133 MPa	T6		up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture, RP02
	100 °C	193 MPa Show Material materials with Yield strength of 193 MPa	T6		up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture, RP02
	24 °C	214 MPa Show Material materials with Yield strength of 214 MPa	T6		up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture, RP02
	-28 °C	221 MPa Show Material materials with Yield strength of 221 MPa	T6		up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture, RP02
	-80 °C	228 MPa Show Material materials with Yield strength of 228 MPa	T6		up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture, RP02
	-196 °C	248 MPa Show Material materials with Yield strength of 248 MPa	T6		up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture, RP02
		210.0 MPa Show Material materials with Yield strength of 210.0 MPa	T6
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Thermal

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Related Standards
Coefficient of thermal expansion		2.3e-05 1/K Show Material materials with Coefficient of thermal expansion of 2.3e-05 1/K	T6
	100 °C, 20 °C	2.3399999999999996e-05 1/K Show Material materials with Coefficient of thermal expansion of 2.3399999999999996e-05 1/K	T6	AA Standards, ASTM B210, ASTM B221, ASTM B241, ASTM B345, ASTM B483
Melting point		615.0 - 655.0 °C Show Material materials with Melting point of 615.0 - 655.0 °C	T6	AA Standards, ASTM B210, ASTM B221, ASTM B241, ASTM B345, ASTM B483
		620.0 °C Show Material materials with Melting point of 620.0 °C	T6
Specific heat capacity		900.0 J/(kg·K) Show Material materials with Specific heat capacity of 900.0 J/(kg·K)	T6
Thermal conductivity		193.0 - 218.0 W/(m·K) Show Material materials with Thermal conductivity of 193.0 - 218.0 W/(m·K)	T6	AA Standards, ASTM B210, ASTM B221, ASTM B241, ASTM B345, ASTM B483
		200.0 W/(m·K) Show Material materials with Thermal conductivity of 200.0 W/(m·K)	T6

Electrical

Property	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Comment
Electrical conductivity	29000000.0 - 34000000.0 S/m Show Material materials with Electrical conductivity of 29000000.0 - 34000000.0 S/m	T6	AA Standards, ASTM B210, ASTM B221, ASTM B241, ASTM B345, ASTM B483
	31000000 S/m Show Material materials with Electrical conductivity of 31000000 S/m	T6		Typical value
Electrical resistivity	2.94e-08 - 3.45e-08 Ω·m Show Material materials with Electrical resistivity of 2.94e-08 - 3.45e-08 Ω·m	T6	AA Standards, ASTM B210, ASTM B221, ASTM B241, ASTM B345, ASTM B483
	3.3e-08 Ω·m Show Material materials with Electrical resistivity of 3.3e-08 Ω·m	T6		Typical value
Specific Electrical conductivity	53.0 % IACS Show Material materials with Specific Electrical conductivity of 53.0 % IACS	T6		Typical/Derived value

Chemical properties

Property	Value	Condition	Related Standards
Aluminium	97.5 - 99.4 % Show Material materials with Aluminium of 97.5 - 99.4 %	T6
Chromium	0.1 % Show Material materials with Chromium of 0.1 %	T6	AA Standards, ASTM B210, ASTM B221, ASTM B241, ASTM B345, ASTM B483
Copper	0.1 % Show Material materials with Copper of 0.1 %	T6	AA Standards, ASTM B210, ASTM B221, ASTM B241, ASTM B345, ASTM B483
Iron	0.35 % Show Material materials with Iron of 0.35 %	T6	AA Standards, ASTM B210, ASTM B221, ASTM B241, ASTM B345, ASTM B483
	0.35 % Show Material materials with Iron of 0.35 %	T6
Magnesium	0.45 - 0.9 % Show Material materials with Magnesium of 0.45 - 0.9 %	T6	AA Standards, ASTM B210, ASTM B221, ASTM B241, ASTM B345, ASTM B483
Manganese	0.1 % Show Material materials with Manganese of 0.1 %	T6	AA Standards, ASTM B210, ASTM B221, ASTM B241, ASTM B345, ASTM B483
Other	0.15 % Show Material materials with Other of 0.15 %	T6
Silicon	0.2 - 0.6 % Show Material materials with Silicon of 0.2 - 0.6 %	T6	AA Standards, ASTM B210, ASTM B221, ASTM B241, ASTM B345, ASTM B483
Titanium	0.1 % Show Material materials with Titanium of 0.1 %	T6	AA Standards, ASTM B210, ASTM B221, ASTM B241, ASTM B345, ASTM B483
Zinc	0.1 % Show Material materials with Zinc of 0.1 %	T6	AA Standards, ASTM B210, ASTM B221, ASTM B241, ASTM B345, ASTM B483

Technological properties

Property
Brazing	general: possible with commercial processes and methods
Corrosion properties	Stress corrosion cracking: no damage during operation and laboratory tests, general: very good, without protection in industrial or seawater atmosphere
General machinability	General: poor (T1, T4), sufficient (T5, T452, T6, T83, T831, T832)
Workability	general (condition): acceptable (T1, T4, T5, T452), poor(T6, T83, T831, T832)