6010 aluminium alloy explained

6010 Aluminium alloy has Aluminium as the major element, and has silicon, magnesium, manganese and zinc as minor elements. ^[1]

Chemical composition

Element	Weight Percentage (%)
Aluminum	97.3
Silicon	1
Magnesium	0.80
Manganese	0.5
Copper	0.35

Mechanical Properties

Properties	Metric
Tensile strength	290 MPa
Yield strength	170 MPa
Elastic modulus	69 GPa
Poisson's ratio	0.33
Elongation at break	24%

Thermal Properties

Thermal Properties ^[2]	Metric
CTE, linear	21.5 μm/m-°C@Temperature -50.0 - 20.0 °C
Specific Heat Capacity	0.890 J/g-°C
Thermal Conductivity	151 W/m-K
Melting Point	585 - 649 °C
Solidus	585 °C
Liquidus	649 °C

Notes and References

1. Web site: 25 April 2013. 6010 Aluminium alloy. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200807094251/https://www.azom.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=8612 . 2020-08-07 .
2. Web site: 6010 thermal properties. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210121025944/http://www.matweb.com/search/datasheet.aspx?matguid=7e21d94ac56e41f9b38092df79738278 . 2021-01-21 .