ASTM B210 Grade 6063 Aluminum – T6 & T4 Temper for Superior Corrosion Resistance
Aluminum ASTM 6063 is an architectural alloy that offers users a high resistance to corrosion and excellent finishing characteristics. Easy to extrude with fair machinability, ASTM 6063 can be both hot and cold formed and is commonly available as T6 temper as well as T4 temper.
Properties
General
| Property | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|
Density | 2.7 g/cm³ | Typical for Wrought 6000 Series Aluminium |
Mechanical
| Property | Value | Condition | Related Standards | Shape | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elastic modulus | 70.0 GPa | Typical for Wrought 6000 Series Aluminium | |||
Plane-Strain Fracture Toughnes | 22.0 - 35.0 MPa·√m | Typical for Wrought 6000 Series Aluminium | |||
Poisson's ratio | 0.33 [-] | Typical for Wrought 6000 Series Aluminium | |||
Shear modulus | 26.0 - 26.5 GPa | Typical for Wrought 6000 Series Aluminium | |||
Tensile strength | 230.0 MPa | T6, T62 | ASTM B210 | Seamless Tube |
Thermal
| Property | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|
Coefficient of thermal expansion | 1.6e-05 - 2.4e-05 1/K | Typical for Wrought 6000 Series Aluminium |
Melting point | 555.0 - 655.0 °C | Typical for Wrought 6000 Series Aluminium |
Specific heat capacity | 887.0 - 963.0 J/(kg·K) | Typical for Wrought 6000 Series Aluminium |
Thermal conductivity | 170.0 - 220.0 W/(m·K) | Typical for Wrought 6000 Series Aluminium |
Electrical
| Property | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|
Electrical conductivity | 21000000.0 - 34000000.0 S/m | Typical for Wrought 6000 Series Aluminium |
Electrical resistivity | 2.9e-08 - 5e-08 Ω·m | Typical for Wrought 6000 Series Aluminium |
Chemical properties
| Property | Value | Condition | Related Standards | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chromium | 0.1 | T6, T62 | ASTM B210 | Seamless Tube |
Copper | 0.1 | T6, T62 | ASTM B210 | Seamless Tube |
Iron | 0.35 | T6, T62 | ASTM B210 | Seamless Tube |
Magnesium | 0.45 - 0.9 % | T6, T62 | ASTM B210 | Seamless Tube |
Manganese | 0.1 | T6, T62 | ASTM B210 | Seamless Tube |
Silicon | 0.2 - 0.6 % | T6, T62 | ASTM B210 | Seamless Tube |
Titanium | 0.1 | T6, T62 | ASTM B210 | Seamless Tube |
Zinc | 0.1 | T6, T62 | ASTM B210 | Seamless Tube |
Technological properties
| Property | ||
|---|---|---|
| Workability | Excellent workability. | |
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