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6016-T6 Aluminum

6016-T6 aluminum is 6016 aluminum in the T6 temper. To achieve this temper, the metal is solution heat-treated and artificially aged until it meets standard mechanical property requirements. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 6016-T6 aluminum to: 6000-series alloys (top), all aluminum alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness

80

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

69 GPa 10 x 106 psi

Elongation at Break

11 %

Fatigue Strength

89 MPa 13 x 103 psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

26 GPa 3.8 x 106 psi

Shear Strength

170 MPa 24 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

280 MPa 40 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

210 MPa 31 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

410 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

160 °C 320 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

660 °C 1210 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

610 °C 1130 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

900 J/kg-K 0.22 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

210 W/m-K 120 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

23 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

54 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

180 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

9.5 % relative

Density

2.7 g/cm3 170 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

8.2 kg CO2/kg material

Embodied Energy

150 MJ/kg 66 x 103 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

1180 L/kg 140 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

29 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

340 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

14 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

51 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

29 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

35 points

Thermal Diffusivity

86 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

12 points

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al)Al 96.4 to 98.8
Silicon (Si)Si 1.0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg)Mg 0.25 to 0.6
Iron (Fe)Fe 0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn)Mn 0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn)Zn 0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu)Cu 0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti)Ti 0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr)Cr 0 to 0.1
Residualsres. 0 to 0.15

All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.

Followup Questions

Further Reading

Handbook of Aluminum Bonding Technology and Data, J. D. Minford, 1993

Advanced Materials in Automotive Engineering, Jason Rowe (editor), 2012

EN 485-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Sheet, strip and plate. Mechanical properties

ASM Specialty Handbook: Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys, J. R. Davis (editor), 1993

ISO 6361-2: Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys - Sheets, strips and plates - Part 2: Mechanical properties

EN 573-3: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Chemical composition and form of wrought products. Chemical composition and form of products