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4006-O Aluminum

4006-O aluminum is 4006 aluminum in the annealed condition. It has the lowest strength and highest ductility compared to the other variants of 4006 aluminum. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 4006-O aluminum to: 4000-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

28

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

69 GPa 10 x 106 psi

Elongation at Break

24 %

Fatigue Strength

110 MPa 17 x 103 psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

26 GPa 3.8 x 106 psi

Shear Strength

70 MPa 10 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

110 MPa 16 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

100 MPa 15 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

410 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

160 °C 330 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

640 °C 1190 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

620 °C 1160 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

900 J/kg-K 0.21 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

220 W/m-K 130 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

23 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

56 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

180 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

9.0 % relative

Density

2.7 g/cm3 170 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

8.1 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)

26 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

75 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

14 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

50 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

11 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

19 points

Thermal Diffusivity

89 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

4.9 points

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al)Al 97.4 to 98.7
Silicon (Si)Si 0.8 to 1.2
Iron (Fe)Fe 0.5 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr)Cr 0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu)Cu 0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn)Mn 0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn)Zn 0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg)Mg 0 to 0.010
Residualsres. 0 to 0.15

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

Followup Questions

Further Reading

Aluminum: Properties and Physical Metallurgy, John E. Hatch (editor), 1984

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

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

Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993