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Alu
mini
um
Allo
y
606
1–
Com
posi
tion,
Prop
ertie
s,
Tem
per
and
Appl
icati
ons
of
606
1
Alu
mini
um

Topic
s
Cover
ed
Backg
round
C
o
m
p
o
s
i
t
i
o
n
Key
Prope
rties
P

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c
t
r
i
c
a
l
P
r
o
p
e
r
t
i
e
s
Typica
l Heat
Treat
ment/
Temp
er
States
Typica
lly
Availa
ble
Forms
Applic
ations

Back
grou
nd

Alumi
nium
alloy
6061
is one
of the
most
exten
sively
used
of the
6000
series
alumi
nium
alloys.
It is a
versat
ile
heat
treata

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ble
extrud
ed
alloy
with
mediu
m to
high
streng
th
capabi
lities.

Comp
ositio
n
Table
1.
Typica
l
comp
ositio
n of
alumi
nium
alloy
6061

Component Amount (wt.%)

Balance
Magnesium 0.8-1.2
0.4 – 0.8
Max. 0.7
0.15-0.40
Max. 0.25
Max. 0.15
Manganese Max. 0.15
0.04-0.35

Key
Prope
rties

Typica
l
prope
rties
of
alumi
nium
alloy
6061
includ
e:

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1. Me
di
u
m
to
hi
gh
str
en
gt
h
2. Go
od
to
ug
hn
es
s
3. Go
od
su
rfa
ce
fin
ish
4. Ex
cel
le
nt
co
rro
sio
n
re
sis
ta
nc
e
to
at
m
os
ph
eri
c
co
nd
iti
on
s
5. Go
od
co
rro
sio
n
re

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sis
ta
nc
e
to
se
a
wa
ter
6. Ca
n
be
an
od
ize
d
7. Go
od
we
ld
ab
ilit
y
an
d
br
az
ab
ilit
y
8. Go
od
wo
rk
ab
ilit
y
9. Wi
del
y
av
ail
ab
le
Note:
Propert
y data
is
provide
d
below,
but
should
be used
a guide
only. As
data
may
vary
betwee

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n
manufa
cturers,
you
should
consult
your
supplier
for
more
exact
figures.

Physi
cal
Prope
rties
Densit
y: 2.7
g/cm3
Meltin
g
Point:
Appro
x
580°C
Modul
us of
Elastic
ity:
70-80
GPa
Poisso
ns
Ratio:
0.33

Mech
anica
l
Prope
rties

Ther
mal
Prope
rties
Co-
Efficie
nt of
Therm

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al
Expan
sion
(20-
100°C
):
23.5x
10-6
m/m.
°C
Therm
al
Condu
ctivity
: 173
W/m.
K

Electr
ical
Prope
rties
Electri
cal
Resisti
vity:
3.7 –
4.0
x10-6
Ω.cm

Typic
al
Heat
Treat
ment
/Tem
per
State
s

De
fin
iti
on
As
fa
bri
ca
te
d
An
ne
ale
d

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to
ob
tai
n
lo
we
r
str
en
gt
h
te
m
pe
r
Co
ole
d
fro
m
an
ele
va
te
d
sh
api
ng
pr
oc
es
s
an
d
na
tur
all
y
ag
ed
1

So
lut
ion
he
at
tre
at
ed
an
d
na
tur
all
y
ag
ed

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2,3

Co
ole
d
fro
m
an
ele
va
te
d
sh
api
ng
pr
oc
es
s
an
d
art
ific
iall
y
ag
ed
So
lut
ion
he
at
tre
at
ed
an
d
art
ific
iall
y
ag
ed
2,3

Note:
1. This
designati
on
applies
to
products
which
are not
cold
worked
after
cooling
from an
elevated
temperat
ure
shaping
process,
or in

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which
the
effect of
cold
work in
flattenin
g or
straighte
ning has
no effect
on
mechani
cal
propertie
s
2. This
designati
on
applies
to
products
which
are not
cold
worked
after
solution
heat-
treated,
or in
which
the
effect of
cold
work in
flattenin
g or
straighte
ning has
no effect
on
mechani
cal
propertie
s
3. This
designati
on
applies
to
products
which
are not
cold
worked
after
solution
heat-
treatmen
t, or in
which
the
effect of
cold
work in
flattenin
g or
straighte
ning
does not
effect
mechani
cal
propertie
s.

Typic
ally
Avail

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able
Form
s

Being
and
extrud
ed
grade
of
alumi
nium,
alloy
6061
is
typical
ly
availa
ble
as:
10. Tu
be
11. Ba
r
12. Pi
pe
13. Ro
d
Althou
gh
many
manuf
acture
rs
offer
a
range
of
other
stand
ard
extrud
ed
profile
s.

Appli
catio
ns

Typica
l
applic
ations
for

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alumi
nium
alloy
6061
includ
e:
14. Air
cr
aft
an
d
ae
ro
sp
ac
e
co
m
po
ne
nt
s
15. Ma
rin
e
fitt
in
gs
16. Tr
an
sp
ort
17. Bic
ycl
e
fra
m
es
18. Ca
m
er
a
le
ns
es
19. Dri
ve
sh
aft
s
20. El
ec
tri
cal
fitt
in

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gs
an
d
co
nn
ec
tor
s
21. Br
ak
e
co
m
po
ne
nt
s
22. Va
lve
s
23. Co
up
lin
gs
 
 
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