6061 Aluminum vs. 6060 Aluminum
Both 6061 aluminum and 6060 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6061 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6060 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
68 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 to 20 | |
9.0 to 16 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 58 to 110 | |
37 to 70 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 84 to 210 | |
86 to 130 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 130 to 410 | |
140 to 220 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 76 to 370 | |
71 to 170 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
660 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 580 | |
610 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 170 | |
210 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 43 | |
54 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
180 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
9.5 |
Calomel Potential, mV | -740 | |
-710 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
1190 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 3.8 to 81 | |
13 to 24 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 42 to 1000 | |
37 to 210 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 42 | |
14 to 23 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 45 | |
22 to 30 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 68 | |
85 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 5.7 to 18 | |
6.3 to 9.9 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 95.9 to 98.6 | |
97.9 to 99.3 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.040 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
0.1 to 0.3 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
0.35 to 0.6 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
0.3 to 0.6 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |