China Manufacture Supplier 6061 Aluminum Plate

Aluminum alloy 6061 is a very common grade of aluminum alloy produced in various forms to be used for numerous applications. This includes 6061 aluminum plate, 6061 aluminum tooling plate, and 6061 aluminum bar or extrusions. It is often the alloy of choice for applications that include furniture, boats, or general engineering applications.

Aluminum alloy 6061 is a heat-treatable alloy of medium to high-strength that possesses a level of strength greater than that of alloy 6005A. Its fatigue strength is medium. It has very good weldability and corrosion resistance, even though its strength is lessened in the weld zone. It possesses good cold formability.

Aluminum 6061 is often used in certain heavy duty structural applications that involve:

Truck frames, Rail coaches, Military and commercial bridges, Ship building operations, Towers and pylons, Aerospace applications (i.e. helicopter rotor skins), Rivets, Transport operations, Motorboats, Tube exercise equipment, Boilermaking.

Aluminum 6061, including 6061 aluminum plate is commonly used in automobile manufacturing operations where fixtures are needed for production lines. Some of the parts and products constructed with 6061 alloy include marine fittings, camera lenses, yachts, motorcycles, bicycle frames, brake parts, valves and couplings, fishing reels, electrical fittings, archery equipment, and scuba tanks. This form of aluminum-magnesium silicon alloy is often used for the manufacture of a wide span roof structures such as those for bridge decks and arenas.

For purposes of extrusion, aluminum 6061 is one of the most commonly used and versatile alloys. Because it possesses such significant strength for numerous structural applications, it is often called structural aluminum. When designing a custom extruded shape for a structural application, it is best to include generous corner radii both to increase the strength of the design and ease of extrudability. The chemical properties of this 6061 alloy enable its effective use in wide-ranging applications including specially designed custom extrusion shapes.

Aluminum 6061, including 6061 aluminum plate and extruded bar is often put through a process of hot forging. Using an induction furnace, billets are heated and forged within a closed die process. The process of forging is utilized to make various industrial components, including ATV and automobile parts.