6005-T6 Aluminum vs 6061-T6 Aluminum

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6005-T6 Aluminum vs. 6061-T6 Aluminum Both 6005-T6 aluminum and 6061-T6 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the T6 temper. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. For each property being compared, the top bar is 6005-T6 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6061-T6 aluminum.

6005-T6 Aluminum

6061-T6 Aluminum

Metric Units

US Customary Units

Mechanical Properties 95 Brinell Hardness 93

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa

68 69

11 Elongation at Break, % 10

95 Fatigue Strength, MPa 96

0.33 Poisson's Ratio 0.33

26 Shear Modulus, GPa 26

210 Shear Strength, MPa 210

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa

300 310

250 270

Thermal Properties 410 Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400

650

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C

650

610 Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580

900

Speci c Heat Capacity, J/kg-K

900

190

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K

170

23

Thermal Expansion, µm/mK

24

Electrical Properties 54

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS

43

180

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Speci c), % IACS

140

Otherwise Unclassi ed Properties 9.5 Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5

-740 Calomel Potential, mV -740

2.7 Density, g/cm3 2.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material

8.3 8.3

150 Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150 Embodied Water, L/kg

1180

1180

Common Calculations 30

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3

30

450

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3

520

14

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points

14

51

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points

50

31

Strength to Weight: Axial, points

31

37

Strength to Weight: Bending, points

37

77 Thermal Diffusivity, m2/s 68

13

Thermal Shock Resistance, points

14

Alloy Composition 97.5 to 99 Aluminum (Al), % 95.9 to 98.6

0 to 0.1 Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.35

0 to 0.1 Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4

0 to 0.35 Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7

0.4 to 0.6 Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2 Manganese (Mn), %

0 to 0.1

0 to 0.15

0.6 to 0.9 Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8

0 to 0.1 Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15

0 to 0.1 Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25

0 to 0.15 Residuals, % 0 to 0.15

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