Aluminum Sheet

6061 is the least expensive and most versatile of the heat-treatable aluminum alloys. It has most of the good qualities of aluminum. It offers a range of good mechanical properties and good corrosion resistance. It can be fabricated by most of the commonly used techniques. In the annealed condition it has good workability. In the T4 condition fairly severe forming operations may be accomplished. The full T6 properties may be obtained by artificial aging. It is welded by all methods and can be furnace brazed. It is available in the clad form ("Alclad") with a thin surface layer of high purity aluminum to improve both appearance and corrosion resistance. Applications: This grade is used for a wide variety of products and applications from truck bodies and frames to screw machine parts and structural components. 6061 is used where appearance and better corrosion resistance with good strength are required.

6061-0
Heat Treatable Interleaved
AMS-QQ-A-250/11 AMS 4025

Unit of Measure

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Material	N/A Aluminum
Shapeform	N/A Sheets
Series	N/A 6061-0
Grade	N/A 6061
Preparation	N/A Interleaved
Condition	N/A Heat Treatable
Temper	N/A Soft
Thickness	N/A 0.032 inches0.8128 mm	N/A 0.040 inches1.016 mm	N/A 0.050 inches1.27 mm	N/A 0.063 inches1.6002 mm	N/A 0.080 inches2.032 mm
Size	N/A 48 x 144
Width	N/A 48
Length	N/A 144
Sheet Weight per Unit Area	N/A 0.452 lbs/ft²2.206664 kg/m²	N/A 0.564 lbs/ft²2.753448 kg/m²	N/A 0.706 lbs/ft²3.446692 kg/m²	N/A 0.889 lbs/ft²4.340098 kg/m²	N/A 1.129 lbs/ft²5.511778 kg/m²
Weight per Sheet	N/A 21.68 lbs9.82104 kg	N/A 27.10 lbs12.2763 kg	N/A 33.87 lbs15.34311 kg	N/A 42.67 lbs19.32951 kg	N/A 54.19 lbs24.54807 kg
ASTM Specification	N/A AMS 4025 AMS 4026 AMS 4027 AMS-QQ-A-250/11 ASTM SB-209
Ultimate Strength	N/A 18 ksi
Yield Strength	N/A 8 ksi
Elongation percent in 2 inches	N/A 25
Hardness Brinnel Number	N/A 30
Ultimate Shearing Strength	N/A 12 ksi
Fatigue Endurance Limit¹	N/A 9 ksi
Modulus of Elasticity²	N/A 10.0 x 10² ksi
Resistance to Corrosion - General³	N/A B
Stress Corrosion Cracking⁴	N/A A
Workability (Cold)⁵	N/A A
Mechinability	N/A D
Brazeability⁶	N/A A
Gas Weldability⁷	N/A A
Arc Weldability⁸	N/A A
Resistance Spot and Seam Weldability⁹	N/A B
Applications	N/A Heavy-duty structures requiring good corrosion resistance, truck and marine, railroad cars, furniture, pipelines
Density	N/A 0.098 lbs/in³
Specific Gravity	N/A 2.70
¹ Based on 500,000.000 cycles of completely reversed stress using the R. R. Moore-type of machine and specimen. ² Average of tension and compression moduli. Compression modulus is about 2 percent greater than tension modulus. ³ Ratings A through E are relative ratings in decreasing order of merit, based on exposures to sodium chloride solution by intermittent spraying or immersion. Alloys with A and B ratings can be used in industrial and seacoast atmospheres without protection. Alloys with C, D and E ratings generally should be protected at least on faying surfaces. ⁴ Stress-corrosion cracking ratings are based on service experience and on laboratory tests of specimens exposed to the 3.5% sodium chloride alternate immersion test. ⁵ Ratings A through D for Workability (cold), and A through E for Machinability, are relative ratings in decreasing order of merit. ⁶ Ratings A through D for Weldability and Brazeability are relative ratings. ⁷ A = Generally weldable by all commercial procedures and methods. B = Weldable with special techniques or for specific applications that justify preliminary trials or testing to develop welding procedure and weld performance. C = Limited weldability because of crack sensitivity or loss in resistance to corrosion and mechanical properties. ⁸ A = Generally weldable by all commercial procedures and methods. B = Weldable with special techniques or for specific applications that justify preliminary trials or testing to develop welding procedure and weld performance. C = Limited weldability because of crack sensitivity or loss in resistance to corrosion and mechanical properties. ⁹ A = Generally weldable by all commercial procedures and methods. B = Weldable with special techniques or for specific applications that justify preliminary trials or testing to develop welding procedure and weld performance. C = Limited weldability because of crack sensitivity or loss in resistance to corrosion and mechanical properties.