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EN AW-6060

U-profile

A technical illustration of the product with dimensions of the material EN AW-6060 from the material Aluminum in the shape U-profile
  • Form U-profile
  • Material Aluminum
  • Material EN AW-6060
  • Material chemically EN 573-3 Al Mg Si
  • DIN 3.3206

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An image of the material EN AW-6060 from the material Aluminum in the shape U-profile
A technical illustration of the product of the material EN AW-6060 from the material Aluminum in the shape U-profile

Areas of application

Architecture

Profiles of any kind

Air conditioning

Areas of application

Exhibition stand construction

Truck superstructures

Piping

Features of this material

  • Very good weldability
  • Very good corrosion resistance to sea water and normal atmosphere
  • Good cold formability in T4 condition

Information about the material

  • Aviation
    Aviation No
  • Chemical specifications
    Be (from) 0
    Be (to) 0
    Co (from) 0
    Co (to) 0
    Cr (to) 0.05
    Cu (to) 0.1
    Fe (from) 0.1
    Fe (to) 0.3
    Mg (from) 0.35
    Mg (to) 0.6
    Mn (to) 0.1
    Other 0,05
    Rest Aluminium
    Si (from) 0.3
    Si (to) 0.6
    Ti (to) 0.1
    Total 0,15
    Zn (to) 0.15

    (a) Includes all listed elements for which no limits are specified. (b) The sum of these "other impurities" whose mass fraction is individually 0,010 % or more is expressed with two decimal places before the summation.

  • Chemical surface treatment
    Anodise - decorative 1.5
    Anodising - protective anodising 1
    Chromating 2
    Cleaning / degreasing 2
    Hard anodising 2
    Phosphating 2
    Pickling 2
    Shining 3
    special anodising quality EQ 1
  • Corrosion resistance
    Normal atmosphere 1
    Seawater atmosphere 2
  • Cutting
    Laser cutting 3
    Plasma cutting 2
    Sawing 2
    Shear cutting 2
    Waterjet cutting 1
  • Food industry
    suitable according to DIN EN 602 Yes
  • Forming
    Bending 3
    Bending delivery conditions T3 · T4
    Drop forging 1
    Extruding 1
    Impact extrusion 2
    Impact extrusion conditions O
    Upsetting (Conditional) 2
    Upsetting conditions O
  • Heat treatment - Softannealing
    Heating time max. 2 h
    Heating time min. 1 h
    Annealing temperature max. 400 °C
    Annealing temperature min. 360 °C
    Cooling conditions Cooling conditions 30°C/h to
    250°C, below 250°C in air
  • Heat treatment - Solution annealing
    Cold ageing condition danach
    Cold ageing max. 8 d
    Cold ageing min. 5 d
    Heat ageing max. 16 h
    Heat ageing min. 4 h
    Heating temperature max. 190 °C
    Heating temperature min. 155 °C
    Quenching water ∙ air
    Solution annealing max. 540 °C
    Solution annealing min. 525 °C
  • Machining / Machinability
    Eroding 1
    Etching 2
    hardened 2
    Photo etching 2
    soft annealed 3.5
  • Material
    Colorcode neutral
    Material chemically EN 573-3 Al Mg Si
    DIN 3.3206
    DIN (old designation) Al Mg Si0,5
    France AFNOR A-GS
    Italy UNI 9006/1
    Norway 17,310
    Spain L-3442
    Sweden 144,103
  • Mechanical surface treatment
    Blasting 1
    Brushing 3
    Dessinating 1
    Grinding 3
    Polishing 1
  • Metallic coating
    Galvanising 2
    Nickel coating 2
    Thermal spraying 4
  • Organic coating
    Enamelling 4
    Laminating 2
    Painting / Coating 1
  • physical properties
    Coefficient of thermal expansion from 20 to 100°C 23.4 K⁻¹10⁻⁶
    Coefficient of thermal expansion from 20 to 200°C 24.5 K⁻¹10⁻⁶
    Coefficient of thermal expansion from 20 to 300°C 25.6 K⁻¹10⁻⁶
    Coefficient of thermal expansion from -50 to 20°C 21.8 K⁻¹10⁻⁶
    Density 2.7 g/cm³
    Electrical conductivity max. 38 m/Ω*mm²
    Electrical conductivity min. 34 m/Ω*mm²
    Modulus of elasticity 69.5 GPa
    Shear modulus 26.1 GPa
    Specific heat 898 J/(kg·K)
    Thermal conductivity max. 220 W/m*K
    Thermal conductivity min. 200 W/m*K
  • Soldering
    Brazing 2
    Brazing with flux 2
    Friction soldering 1
    Soft soldering 2
    Soft soldering with flux 1
  • Welding
    Friction stir welding 2
    Friction welding 2
    Gas 3
    Laser 2
    MIG 2
    Plasma 2
    TIG 2
    welding additives

    • SG-Al Mg5
    • SG-Al Si
    • SG-Al Mg3
  • Aviation
    Aviation No
  • Chemical specifications
    Be (from) 0
    Be (to) 0
    Co (from) 0
    Co (to) 0
    Cr (to) 0.05
    Cu (to) 0.1
    Fe (from) 0.1
    Fe (to) 0.3
    Mg (from) 0.35
    Mg (to) 0.6
    Mn (to) 0.1
    Other 0,05
    Rest Aluminium
    Si (from) 0.3
    Si (to) 0.6
    Ti (to) 0.1
    Total 0,15
    Zn (to) 0.15

    (a) Includes all listed elements for which no limits are specified. (b) The sum of these "other impurities" whose mass fraction is individually 0,010 % or more is expressed with two decimal places before the summation.

  • Chemical surface treatment
    Anodise - decorative 1.5
    Anodising - protective anodising 1
    Chromating 2
    Cleaning / degreasing 2
    Hard anodising 2
    Phosphating 2
    Pickling 2
    Shining 3
    special anodising quality EQ 1
  • Corrosion resistance
    Normal atmosphere 1
    Seawater atmosphere 2
  • Cutting
    Laser cutting 3
    Plasma cutting 2
    Sawing 2
    Shear cutting 2
    Waterjet cutting 1
  • Food industry
    suitable according to DIN EN 602 Yes
  • Forming
    Bending 3
    Bending delivery conditions T3 · T4
    Drop forging 1
    Extruding 1
    Impact extrusion 2
    Impact extrusion conditions O
    Upsetting (Conditional) 2
    Upsetting conditions O
  • Heat treatment - Softannealing
    Heating time max. 2 h
    Heating time min. 1 h
    Annealing temperature max. 400 °C
    Annealing temperature min. 360 °C
    Cooling conditions Cooling conditions 30°C/h to
    250°C, below 250°C in air
  • Heat treatment - Solution annealing
    Cold ageing condition danach
    Cold ageing max. 8 d
    Cold ageing min. 5 d
    Heat ageing max. 16 h
    Heat ageing min. 4 h
    Heating temperature max. 190 °C
    Heating temperature min. 155 °C
    Quenching water ∙ air
    Solution annealing max. 540 °C
    Solution annealing min. 525 °C
  • Machining / Machinability
    Eroding 1
    Etching 2
    hardened 2
    Photo etching 2
    soft annealed 3.5
  • Material
    Colorcode neutral
    Material chemically EN 573-3 Al Mg Si
    DIN 3.3206
    DIN (old designation) Al Mg Si0,5
    France AFNOR A-GS
    Italy UNI 9006/1
    Norway 17,310
    Spain L-3442
    Sweden 144,103
  • Mechanical surface treatment
    Blasting 1
    Brushing 3
    Dessinating 1
    Grinding 3
    Polishing 1
  • Metallic coating
    Galvanising 2
    Nickel coating 2
    Thermal spraying 4
  • Organic coating
    Enamelling 4
    Laminating 2
    Painting / Coating 1
  • physical properties
    Coefficient of thermal expansion from 20 to 100°C 23.4 K⁻¹10⁻⁶
    Coefficient of thermal expansion from 20 to 200°C 24.5 K⁻¹10⁻⁶
    Coefficient of thermal expansion from 20 to 300°C 25.6 K⁻¹10⁻⁶
    Coefficient of thermal expansion from -50 to 20°C 21.8 K⁻¹10⁻⁶
    Density 2.7 g/cm³
    Electrical conductivity max. 38 m/Ω*mm²
    Electrical conductivity min. 34 m/Ω*mm²
    Modulus of elasticity 69.5 GPa
    Shear modulus 26.1 GPa
    Specific heat 898 J/(kg·K)
    Thermal conductivity max. 220 W/m*K
    Thermal conductivity min. 200 W/m*K
  • Soldering
    Brazing 2
    Brazing with flux 2
    Friction soldering 1
    Soft soldering 2
    Soft soldering with flux 1
  • Welding
    Friction stir welding 2
    Friction welding 2
    Gas 3
    Laser 2
    MIG 2
    Plasma 2
    TIG 2
    welding additives

    • SG-Al Mg5
    • SG-Al Si
    • SG-Al Mg3
  • Aviation
    Aviation No
  • Chemical specifications
    Be (from) 0
    Be (to) 0
    Co (from) 0
    Co (to) 0
    Cr (to) 0.05
    Cu (to) 0.1
    Fe (from) 0.1
    Fe (to) 0.3
    Mg (from) 0.35
    Mg (to) 0.6
    Mn (to) 0.1
    Other 0,05
    Rest Aluminium
    Si (from) 0.3
    Si (to) 0.6
    Ti (to) 0.1
    Total 0,15
    Zn (to) 0.15

    (a) Includes all listed elements for which no limits are specified. (b) The sum of these "other impurities" whose mass fraction is individually 0,010 % or more is expressed with two decimal places before the summation.

  • Chemical surface treatment
    Anodise - decorative 1.5
    Anodising - protective anodising 1
    Chromating 2
    Cleaning / degreasing 2
    Hard anodising 2
    Phosphating 2
    Pickling 2
    Shining 3
    special anodising quality EQ 1
  • Corrosion resistance
    Normal atmosphere 1
    Seawater atmosphere 2
  • Cutting
    Laser cutting 3
    Plasma cutting 2
    Sawing 2
    Shear cutting 2
    Waterjet cutting 1
  • Food industry
    suitable according to DIN EN 602 Yes
  • Forming
    Bending 3
    Bending delivery conditions T3 · T4
    Drop forging 1
    Extruding 1
    Impact extrusion 2
    Impact extrusion conditions O
    Upsetting (Conditional) 2
    Upsetting conditions O
  • Heat treatment - Softannealing
    Heating time max. 2 h
    Heating time min. 1 h
    Annealing temperature max. 400 °C
    Annealing temperature min. 360 °C
    Cooling conditions Cooling conditions 30°C/h to
    250°C, below 250°C in air
  • Heat treatment - Solution annealing
    Cold ageing condition danach
    Cold ageing max. 8 d
    Cold ageing min. 5 d
    Heat ageing max. 16 h
    Heat ageing min. 4 h
    Heating temperature max. 190 °C
    Heating temperature min. 155 °C
    Quenching water ∙ air
    Solution annealing max. 540 °C
    Solution annealing min. 525 °C
  • Machining / Machinability
    Eroding 1
    Etching 2
    hardened 2
    Photo etching 2
    soft annealed 3.5
  • Material
    Colorcode neutral
    Material chemically EN 573-3 Al Mg Si
    DIN 3.3206
    DIN (old designation) Al Mg Si0,5
    France AFNOR A-GS
    Italy UNI 9006/1
    Norway 17,310
    Spain L-3442
    Sweden 144,103
  • Mechanical surface treatment
    Blasting 1
    Brushing 3
    Dessinating 1
    Grinding 3
    Polishing 1
  • Metallic coating
    Galvanising 2
    Nickel coating 2
    Thermal spraying 4
  • Organic coating
    Enamelling 4
    Laminating 2
    Painting / Coating 1
  • physical properties
    Coefficient of thermal expansion from 20 to 100°C 23.4 K⁻¹10⁻⁶
    Coefficient of thermal expansion from 20 to 200°C 24.5 K⁻¹10⁻⁶
    Coefficient of thermal expansion from 20 to 300°C 25.6 K⁻¹10⁻⁶
    Coefficient of thermal expansion from -50 to 20°C 21.8 K⁻¹10⁻⁶
    Density 2.7 g/cm³
    Electrical conductivity max. 38 m/Ω*mm²
    Electrical conductivity min. 34 m/Ω*mm²
    Modulus of elasticity 69.5 GPa
    Shear modulus 26.1 GPa
    Specific heat 898 J/(kg·K)
    Thermal conductivity max. 220 W/m*K
    Thermal conductivity min. 200 W/m*K
  • Soldering
    Brazing 2
    Brazing with flux 2
    Friction soldering 1
    Soft soldering 2
    Soft soldering with flux 1
  • Welding
    Friction stir welding 2
    Friction welding 2
    Gas 3
    Laser 2
    MIG 2
    Plasma 2
    TIG 2
    welding additives

    • SG-Al Mg5
    • SG-Al Si
    • SG-Al Mg3

1 very good
2 good
3 moderate
4 poor
5 unsuited
0 Not specified

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