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6110A-T6 Aluminum

6110A-T6 aluminum is 6110A 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. It has the highest strength compared to the other variants of 6110A aluminum.

The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 6110A-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

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

70 GPa 10 x 106 psi

Elongation at Break

11 %

Fatigue Strength

180 MPa 26 x 103 psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

26 GPa 3.8 x 106 psi

Shear Strength

280 MPa 41 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

470 MPa 68 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

430 MPa 62 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

410 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

190 °C 370 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

650 °C 1200 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

600 °C 1110 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

900 J/kg-K 0.21 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

160 W/m-K 93 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

23 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

42 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

140 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

9.5 % relative

Density

2.8 g/cm3 170 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

8.4 kg CO2/kg material

Embodied Energy

150 MJ/kg 66 x 103 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

1170 L/kg 140 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

52 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

1300 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

14 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

50 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

47 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

48 points

Thermal Diffusivity

65 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

21 points

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al)Al 94.8 to 98
Silicon (Si)Si 0.7 to 1.1
Magnesium (Mg)Mg 0.7 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn)Mn 0.3 to 0.9
Copper (Cu)Cu 0.3 to 0.8
Iron (Fe)Fe 0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr)Cr 0.050 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti)Ti 0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr)Zr 0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn)Zn 0 to 0.2
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 755-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Extruded rod/bar, tube and profiles. Mechanical properties

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