Aluminum 6063, or structural aluminium, is a widely used aluminium alloy popular for its versatility and well-balanced properties. It consists mainly of aluminium with significant additions of magnesium and silicon, and this unique combination provides good mechanical properties, excellent corrosion resistance, and great extrudability. These make it suitable for many different applications, especially in the form of plates or blocks.
Typically, Aluminium 6063 contains about 0.45-0.9% magnesium and 0.2-0.6% silicon, besides small quantities of iron, copper, manganese, chromium, and zinc, constituting its chemical composition. This mixture has been designed to create a strong but still ductile material, offering fair strength and superior finishability. The presence of these two elements also permits heat treating thereby improving mechanicals while enhancing durability at the same time.
One outstanding use of Aluminum 6063 plates and blocks is within the architectural industry, with construction being another area where they find wide application. Because of their appealing finish and resistance against corrosion, Aluminum could be employed in designing window frames or even door frames for buildings such as warehouses, among other structures, with a sleek modern appearance desired. Its popularity within these sectors can be attributed to easy extrusion into various complex shape profiles needed during construction, thus enabling the creation of intricate designs of custom components.
Aluminium 6063 Plates are vital in manufacturing transport-related machinery, including cars, ships, planes, etc. This is due largely because it boasts lightness coupled with the excellent ratio between strength, hence making ideal materials used during production parts that are required to possess high levels of robustness without necessarily adding much weight on them like vehicle panels, body frames, boat hulls among others, In addition, this factor enables designers to come up more sophisticated models machines which would have been impossible using heavier metals like steel without sacrificing performance factors associated safety features associated such means transport especially those dealing with masses people over short distances.
Another thing worth mentioning about Aluminium 6063 blocks is how easily they can be worked by machine tools or joined through welding techniques without losing their strength. Such qualities make these alloys very attractive for use in industries where large quantities need to be produced within the shortest time possible, therefore cutting down costs involved in manufacturing processes and ensuring accuracy during component fabrication. Moreover, joints made out of this alloy tend to remain intact even under extreme conditions, hence dependability structures requiring strong permanent connections between different parts.
Apple Steels is a leading manufacturer and supplier of Aluminum 6063 plates and blocks in Mumbai, India. Renowned for our quality and reliability, these aluminum 6063 plates and blocks are tested for various quality parameters. At our commitment to excellence, we pride ourselves on offering customers customized aluminium solutions tailored specifically to meet their requirements.
Standards | ASTM B209 / ASME SB209 |
Temper | O,H12,H14,H16,H18,H19,H22,H24 |
Thickness | 0.2-50 |
Width | 100-2600 |
Length | 500-10000 |
Surface | Bright, polished, hair line, brush, sand blast, embossed, etching, etc. |
Finish | Mill, Customer specific finish |
Aluminum Sheet/ Plate Coating | PVC Coated, Color Coated, Polyester, Fluorocarbon, polyurethane and epoxy coating |
Type | Hot-Rolled (HR) / Cold-Rolled (CR) Plates |
UNS | EN | DIN | ISO | BS (OLD) | USA | WNR |
A96063 | AW-AlMg0,7Si EN AW-6063 |
AlMgSi0.5 | AlMg0,7Si | HE9 | AA6063 | 3.32206 |
Cu | Si | Fe | Mn | Mg | Zn | Cr | Ti | Other Each | Others Total | Al |
.10 (max) | .20/.60 | .35 (max) | .10 (max) | .45/.90 | .10 (max) | .10 (max) | .10 (max) | .05 | .015 | Remainder |
Tensile Strength (psi) | Yield Strength (psi) | Elongation (% in 2") | Brinell Hardness |
27,000 | 21,000 | 12 | 60 |
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