Metal
Aluminum 6061-T6 die forging (NASA historical reference)
Historical 6061-T6 die-forging minimum tensile properties plus selected room-temperature physical data from the public-use NASA handbook.
Properties
Physical
| Property | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Density | 2700 | kg/m^3 |
Thermal
| Property | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Thermal conductivity | 167.36 | W/m/K |
| Mean coefficient of thermal expansion | 2.34e-05 | 1/K |
| Specific heat capacity | 962.32 | J/kg/K |
Mechanical
| Property | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Ultimate tensile strength | 262.001 | MPa |
| Tensile yield strength | 241.317 | MPa |
| Elongation | 7 | % |
Units
Condition
- Condition
- 6061-T6 die forging; separately forged test bar; NASA historical minimums
- Temper
- T6
- Heat treatment
- T6 precipitation heat treatment
- Product form
- die forging or separately forged test bar
- Thickness / diameter range
- maximum section thickness 4 in (101.6 mm)
- Test direction
- orientation A: test specimen parallel to forging flow lines
- Processing route
- wrought aluminum die forging
- Temperature range
- 20 ... 100 degC
- Notes
- Historical reference data transcribed with the stated property semantics and SI conversions. Confirm against the official PDF, a current procurement specification, the actual product form and thickness, and a material test report before engineering use.
Standards
No material standards linked.
Record status
- Category
- Metal
- Unit system
- Common SI