6061 T6 Aircraft Aluminum Sheet High Corrosion Resistance 10.8mm Thickness

6061 Aircraft Aluminum Sheet Plate

is made of one of the most versatile of all of the aluminum alloys. Aircraft Aluminum Sheet Plateis the alloy of choice for all-purpose applications.

This alloy has medium strength, formability, weldability, machinability and corrosion resistance. Aircraft Aluminum Sheet Plateis used for tooling plate, architectural applications, transportation equipment, bridge railing components, and is useful in welded structural application.

Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Density	2.7 g/cc	0.0975 lb/in³	AA; Typical
Mechanical Properties
Hardness, Brinell	95	95	AA; Typical; 500 g load; 10 mm ball
Hardness, Knoop	120	120	Converted from Brinell Hardness Value
Hardness, Rockwell A	40	40	Converted from Brinell Hardness Value
Hardness, Rockwell B	60	60	Converted from Brinell Hardness Value
Hardness, Vickers	107	107	Converted from Brinell Hardness Value
Ultimate Tensile Strength	310 MPa	45000 psi	AA; Typical
Tensile Yield Strength	276 MPa	40000 psi	AA; Typical
Elongation at Break	12 %	12 %	AA; Typical; 1/16 in. (1.6 mm) Thickness
Elongation at Break	17 %	17 %	AA; Typical; 1/2 in. (12.7 mm) Diameter
Modulus of Elasticity	68.9 GPa	10000 ksi	AA; Typical; Average of tension and compression. Compression modulus is about 2% greater than tensile modulus.
Notched Tensile Strength	324 MPa	47000 psi	2.5 cm width x 0.16 cm thick side-notched specimen, Kt = 17.
Ultimate Bearing Strength	607 MPa	88000 psi	Edge distance/pin diameter = 2.0
Bearing Yield Strength	386 MPa	56000 psi	Edge distance/pin diameter = 2.0
Poisson's Ratio	0.33	0.33	Estimated from trends in similar Al alloys.
Fatigue Strength	96.5 MPa	14000 psi	AA; 500,000,000 cycles completely reversed stress; RR Moore machine/specimen
Fracture Toughness	29 MPa-m½	26.4 ksi-in½	KIC; TL orientation.
Machinability	50 %	50 %	0-100 Scale of Aluminum Alloys
Shear Modulus	26 GPa	3770 ksi	Estimated from similar Al alloys.
Shear Strength	207 MPa	30000 psi	AA; Typical