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EN 573-3 Grade AW-6012 T6511 – Aluminum Alloy Properties & Standards

Age-hardenable AlMgSi alloy. The alloy is not food safe.

Properties

General

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Shape
Density		2.75 g/cm³	T6511	EN 573-3, EN 755	Rod, Tube
	20.0 °C	2.75 g/cm³	T6511	EN 573-3	Profile, Rod, Tube

Mechanical

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Shape	Comment
Elastic modulus		70.0 GPa	T6511	EN 573-3, EN 755	Rod, Tube
Elongation		6.0 %	T6511	EN 573-3, EN 755	Rod, Tube	A50
		8.0 %	T6511	EN 573-3, EN 755	Rod, Tube	A100
	20.0 °C	6.0 %	T6511	EN 573-3	Profile, Rod, Tube	A50
	20.0 °C	8.0 %	T6511	EN 573-3	Profile, Tube, Rod
Hardness, Brinell	20.0 °C	105.0 [-]	T6511	EN 573-3	Profile, Rod, Tube
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		260.0 MPa	T6511	EN 573-3, EN 755	Rod, Tube
		310.0 MPa	T6511	EN 573-3, EN 755	Rod, Tube
	20.0 °C	260.0 MPa	T6511	EN 573-3	Rod
	20.0 °C	310.0 MPa	T6511	EN 573-3	Profile, Tube, Rod

Thermal

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Shape	Comment
Coefficient of thermal expansion	20 °C	2.3399999999999996e-05 1/K	T6511	EN 573-3, EN 755	Rod, Tube
	100.0 °C	2.3e-05 1/K	T6511	EN 573-3	Profile, Rod, Tube
	100 °C	2.3399999999999996e-05 1/K	T6511	EN 573-3, EN 755	Rod, Tube
Melting point		585.0 - 650.0 °C	T6511	EN 573-3, EN 755	Rod, Tube
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)	T6511	EN 573-3, EN 755	Rod, Tube
	20.0 °C	163.0 - 186.0 W/(m·K)	T6511	EN 573-3	Profile, Rod, Tube

Electrical

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Shape
Electrical conductivity		24000000.0 - 32000000.0 S/m	T6511	EN 573-3, EN 755	Rod, Tube
	20.0 °C	24000000.0 - 28000000.0 S/m	T6511	EN 573-3	Profile, Rod, Tube
Electrical resistivity		3.13e-08 - 4.17e-08 Ω·m	T6511	EN 573-3, EN 755	Rod, Tube

Chemical properties

Property	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Shape
Bismuth	0.7 %	T6511	EN 573-3, EN 755	Profile, Rod, Tube
Chromium	0.3 %	T6511	EN 573-3, EN 755	Profile, Rod, Tube
Copper	0.1 %	T6511	EN 573-3, EN 755	Profile, Rod, Tube
Iron	0.5 %	T6511	EN 573-3	Profile, Rod, Tube
	0.50 %	T6511	EN 573-3, EN 755	Rod, Tube
Lead	0.4 - 2.0 %	T6511	EN 573-3, EN 755	Profile, Rod, Tube
Magnesium	0.6 - 1.2 %	T6511	EN 573-3, EN 755	Profile, Rod, Tube
Manganese	0.4 - 1.0 %	T6511	EN 573-3, EN 755	Profile, Rod, Tube
Silicon	0.6 - 1.4 %	T6511	EN 573-3, EN 755	Profile, Rod, Tube
Titanium	0.2 %	T6511	EN 573-3, EN 755	Profile, Rod, Tube
Zinc	0.3 %	T6511	EN 573-3, EN 755	Profile, Rod, Tube

Technological properties

Property
Anodizing	Protective: acceptable
Brazing	hard brazing (with flux/ without flux): not suitable / not suitable, friction soldering: acceptable
Corrosion properties	Seawater: acceptable, weathering: good
Workability	Bending / Spinning (cold): acceptable / -

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