General physical properties of aluminum alloys

The 6000 series has good extrusion properties and can be subjected to heat treatment at extrusion temperature.

This treatment provides the alloys with medium to high strength, good corrosion resistance even when used close to the sea, and also allows the use of welding processes.

A large part of the extruded elements for load-bearing structures possesses these properties.

They are used for load-bearing structures both on land and in the sea.

General physical properties of aluminum alloys

Alloy AA6060 – AlMgSi

Applications:

Architectural elements for windows, doors, and partition walls.

Interior furnishing, lighting, stairs, grilles, meshes.

Cooling and heating surfaces, electronic modules, electro-motor housings.

Flexible mounting systems, and special machinery parts.

Floors of trucks and trailers, pneumatic equipment, railways, and internal applications.

Irrigation, heating and cooling pipelines, office furniture.

Characteristic:

Very good corrosion resistance. Good welding properties. Appropriate for cold forming category T4

properties:

Medium-strength heat-treated alloy with slightly lower resistance than that of 6005A. Medium to strong material fatigue.

Commonly used alloy for highly-complex cross-profiles. Standardized quality of decorative anodizing

Alloy AA6063 – AlMg0.7Si

Applications :

Architectural elements for windows, doors, and partition walls.

Furnishing, frame systems, lighting. Stairs, grids, etc.

Cooling and heating surfaces, electronic modules, and electro-motor housings.

Flexible mounting systems, and special machinery parts.

Floors of trucks and trailers, pneumatic equipment,
Railways, internal applications. Irrigation.

Heating and cooling pipelines. Furniture, ofce furniture.

Heating fixtures and other heating systems.

Characteristic:

Very good corrosion resistance. Good weldability. Good formability in the cold state, category T4. Average

properties:

Strength heat-treated alloy with a strength slightly less than that of 6005A. Medium-strong material fatigue.

Commonly used alloy for highly-complex cross-profiles. Standard decorative elements.

Alloy AA6005 – AISiMg(A)

Applications :

Rail transport and ﬂat bar profile systems with complex cross-profiles (integrated structures).

Structured building projects, pylons, platforms, and pipelines.

Applications in the electrical and precision mechanical industry.

Extruded forms for diﬀerent purposes, when the required strength is higher than that of 6060 and 6063. Masts of sailboats. Furniture

Characteristic:

Very good corrosion resistance. Good weldability. Medium to strong heat-treated alloy with strength

properties:

Slightly exceeding that of 6060 and 6063. High material strength. Better extrusion properties than 6082 and 6061 for complex cross profiles.

Alloy AA6082 – AISi1MgMn

Applications :

Heavy structures in wagons, frames of heavy load trucks, shipbuilding, bridges, military bridges, wheels, and boilers.

Machinery: Platforms, ﬂanges for instruments, hydraulic systems, towers and pillars, motor boats.

Nuclear technologies.

Masts and beams for shipbuilding (especially for river boats).

Pipes for scaﬀolding structures, frames for tents and halls, conductors, probes.

Riveting mechanisms.

Characteristic:

Very good corrosion resistance. Very good weldability. Easy machine processing. Good formability in cold

Properties:

State in category T4 after stabilizing heat treatment. Heat-treated, medium to high strength construction.

Alloy with strength higher than that of 6061. Medium material fatigue. Not suitable for complex cross-profiles.

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