6009 aluminium alloy

6009 Aluminium alloy has minor elements as silicon, iron, magnesium, zinc, manganese, copper, chromium, and titanium.[1]

Chemical Composition

Element [1] Weight Percentage (%)
Aluminum 95.7 - 98.7
Silicon 0.60 - 1
Iron ≤ 0.50
Magnesium 0.40 - 0.80
Zinc ≤ 0.25
Manganese 0.20 - 0.80
Copper 0.15 - 0.60
Chromium ≤ 0.10
Titanium ≤ 0.10
Remainder (each) ≤ 0.050
Remainder (total) ≤ 0.15

Mechanical Properties

Properties [1] Metric
Tensile strength 230 MPa
Yield strength 125 MPa
Elongation at break 25%
Elastic modulus 69 GPa
Shear modulus 26 GPa
Poisson's ratio 0.33

Thermal properties

Thermal Properties Metric
CTE, linear 21.6 μm/m-°C at Temperature -50.0 - 20.0 °C
Specific Heat Capacity 0.890 J/g-°C
Thermal Conductivity 172 W/m-K
Melting Point 588 - 650 °C
Solidus 588 °C
Liquidus 650 °C

Applications

  • Body-panel
  • Body-structure and parts

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "6009 Aluminium alloy properties". 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-10-27.
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