EN 573-3 Grade AW-6063 T89 Aluminum Alloy – High Corrosion Resistance & Superior Finish

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

Properties

General

Property	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Shape
Density	2.7 g/cm³	T89	EN 573-3, EN 1301	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Tube, Bar

Mechanical

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Shape	Comment
Elastic modulus		69.0 GPa	T89	EN 573-3, EN 1301	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Tube, Bar
		69.5 GPa	T89	EN 573-3, EN 1301	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Tube, Bar
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		26.1 GPa	T89	EN 573-3, EN 1301	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Tube, Bar
Tensile strength		270.0 MPa	T89	EN 573-3, EN 1301	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Tube, Bar
	20.0 °C	270.0 MPa	T89	EN 573-3	Wire

Thermal

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Shape	Comment
Coefficient of thermal expansion	20 °C	2.3399999999999996e-05 1/K	T89	EN 573-3, EN 1301	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Tube, Bar
	100 °C	2.3399999999999996e-05 1/K	T89	EN 573-3, EN 1301	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Tube, Bar
Melting point		615.0 - 655.0 °C	T89	EN 573-3, EN 1301	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Tube, Bar
Specific heat capacity		887.0 - 963.0 J/(kg·K)				Typical for Wrought 6000 Series Aluminium
Thermal conductivity		193.0 - 218.0 W/(m·K)	T89	EN 573-3, EN 1301	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Tube, Bar

Electrical

Property	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Shape
Electrical conductivity	29000000.0 - 34000000.0 S/m	T89	EN 573-3, EN 1301	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Tube, Bar
Electrical resistivity	2.94e-08 - 3.45e-08 Ω·m	T89	EN 573-3, EN 1301	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Tube, Bar

Chemical properties

Property	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Shape
Chromium	0.1 %	T89	EN 573-3, EN 1301	Wire, Strip, Sheet, Plate, Tube, Bar
Copper	0.1 %	T89	EN 573-3, EN 1301	Wire, Strip, Sheet, Plate, Tube, Bar
Iron	0.35 %	T89	EN 573-3	Wire
	0.35 %	T89	EN 573-3, EN 1301	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Tube, Bar
Magnesium	0.45 - 0.9 %	T89	EN 573-3, EN 1301	Wire, Strip, Sheet, Plate, Tube, Bar
Manganese	0.1 %	T89	EN 573-3, EN 1301	Wire, Strip, Sheet, Plate, Tube, Bar
Silicon	0.2 - 0.6 %	T89	EN 573-3, EN 1301	Wire, Strip, Sheet, Plate, Tube, Bar
Titanium	0.1 %	T89	EN 573-3, EN 1301	Wire, Strip, Sheet, Plate, Tube, Bar
Zinc	0.1 %	T89	EN 573-3, EN 1301	Wire, Strip, Sheet, Plate, Tube, Bar

Technological properties

Property
Anodizing	decorative: acceptable, Protective: very good
Brazing	hard brazing (with flux/ without flux): acceptable to poor / sufficient, friction soldering: good, soft brazing with flux: acceptable
Corrosion properties	Seawater: good to acceptable, weathering: good
Workability	Excellent workability.

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