Aluminium 6061 Sheet Properties and Applications
Aluminium 60610 Plates:
Aluminium alloys are classified into two types: casting alloys and wrought alloys. By casting in sand, the casting alloys can be shaped or moulded. Wrought alloys, such as aluminium 6061, are cast and then hand-worked into the required shapes via extrusion, rolling, or forging. This alloy can also be heated in various ways to increase its strength.
Aluminium 6061 Plates have the following properties:
“Alloy 61s” is one of the most widely available commercial heat-treatable aluminium alloys. The majority of the 6061 alloys are made up of aluminium, magnesium, and silicon. Iron, copper, chromium, zinc, manganese, and titanium are its other metallic constituents in descending order of amount.
Medium-to-high strength, lightweight, and low-cost alloys have established their standard. Earlier alloys were susceptible to stress-corrosion cracking, but the addition of a trace of Chromium made this alloy extremely corrosion-resistant.
Aluminium 6061 Sheets have structural strength and toughness, as well as superior surface finish, corrosion resistance to the environment and seawater, superior mechanical strength, and the ability to be easily welded and bonded. Most other aluminium alloys are difficult to weld due to their chemical composition and lack of conductivity. While welded 6061 aluminium alloy components may lose some strength, they can be re-heated and aged artificially to regain strength, making this alloy one of the best.
Uses Aluminium 6061 Sheets:
Aluminium 6061 Sheets are widely used in automobile manufacturing processes where fixtures for assembly lines are required. The parts and products made from 6061 alloys include marine fittings, camera lenses, yachts, motorcycles, bicycle frames, brake components, valves and couplings, fishing reels, electrical fittings, archery equipment, and dive tanks. Furthermore, this type of aluminium-magnesium silicon alloy is commonly used in the construction of large-span roof structures such as bridge decks and arenas.
Aluminium 6061 is one of the most commonly used and adaptable extrusion alloys. It is sometimes referred to as structural aluminium because of its high strength for a wide range of structural purposes. Large corner radii are recommended when developing a custom extruded form for a structural purpose to maximise the design’s strength and ease of meeting. Furthermore, due to the chemical properties of this 6061 alloy, it can be used in a variety of applications, including specially developed bespoke extrusion forms.
