6014 (AlMg0.6Si0.6V, A96014) Aluminum
6014 aluminum is a 6000-series aluminum alloy: there is significant alloying with both magnesium and silicon, and the alloy is formulated for primary forming into wrought products. 6014 is the Aluminum Association (AA) designation for this material. In European standards, it will be given as EN AW-6014. A96014 is the UNS number. Additionally, the EN chemical designation is AlMg0,6Si0,6V.
It originally received its standard designation in 1983.
The properties of 6014 aluminum include two common variations. This page shows summary ranges across both of them. For more specific values, follow the links immediately below. The graph bars on the material properties cards further below compare 6014 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
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
69 GPa 10 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
9.1 to 17 %
Fatigue Strength
43 to 79 MPa 6.2 to 11 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
26 GPa 3.7 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
96 to 150 MPa 14 to 22 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
160 to 260 MPa 23 to 37 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
80 to 200 MPa 12 to 29 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
400 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
180 °C 350 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
640 °C 1190 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
620 °C 1160 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
900 J/kg-K 0.22 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
200 W/m-K 120 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
23 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
53 % 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
8.6 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
160 MJ/kg 68 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1190 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
22 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
46 to 300 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
50 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
16 to 26 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
24 to 33 points
Thermal Diffusivity
83 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
7.0 to 11 points
Alloy Composition
Among wrought aluminum alloys, the composition of 6014 aluminum is notable for including vanadium (V). Vanadium is used to reduce grain size and increase recrystallization temperature.
| Al | 97.1 to 99.2 | |
| Mg | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| Si | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.35 | |
| Mn | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| Cu | 0 to 0.25 | |
| V | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| Cr | 0 to 0.2 | |
| Ti | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Zn | 0 to 0.1 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.15 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
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Further Reading
Advanced Materials in Automotive Engineering, Jason Rowe (editor), 2012
EN 755-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Extruded rod/bar, tube and profiles. Mechanical properties
ASM Specialty Handbook: Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys, J. R. Davis (editor), 1993
EN 573-3: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Chemical composition and form of wrought products. Chemical composition and form of products
CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook, 4th ed., James F. Shackelford et al. (editors), 2015