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6063-T5 Aluminum
6063-T5 aluminum is a type of 6063 aluminum. It is furnished in the T5 temper.

Material Properties

Base Metal Price 16 % rel

Brinell Hardness 60

Calomel Potential -740 mV

Density 2.7 g/cm3 (170 lb/ft3)

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus 69 GPa (10 x 106 psi)

Electrical Conductivity 53 % IACS

Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude -7 10x Ω-m

Elongation at Break 10 %

Fatigue Strength (Endurance Limit) 70 MPa (10 x 103 psi)

Melting Onset (Solidus) 620 °C (1150 °F)

Modulus of Resilience (Unit Resilience) 120 kJ/m3

Poisson's Ratio 0.33

Shear Modulus 26 GPa (3.8 x 106 psi)

Shear Strength 120 MPa (17 x 103 psi)

Specific Heat Capacity 900 J/kg-K

Strength to Weight Ratio 67 kN-m/kg

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS) 180 MPa (26 x 103 psi)

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof) 130 MPa (19 x 103 psi)

Thermal Conductivity 200 W/m-K

Thermal Diffusivity 82 m2/s

Thermal Expansion 23 µm/m-K

 Unit Rupture Work (Ultimate Resilience) 16 MJ/m3
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Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al) 97.5 to 99.4 %

Magnesium (Mg) 0.45 to 0.9 %

Silicon (Si) 0.2 to 0.6 %

Iron (Fe) 0 to 0.35 %

Residuals 0 to 0.15 %

Chromium (Cr) 0 to 0.1 %

Copper (Cu) 0 to 0.1 %

Manganese (Mn) 0 to 0.1 %

Titanium (Ti) 0 to 0.1 %

Zinc (Zn) 0 to 0.1 %

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Further Reading

Aluminum Standards and Data, Aluminum Association Inc., 2013

ASTM B221: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and
Tubes

EN 755-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Extruded rod/bar, tube and profiles. Mechanical properties

ISO 6361: Wrought Aluminium and Aluminium Alloy Sheets, Strips and Plates

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