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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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