1. Chemical Composition is the determinant of aluminium profile performances
Currently the main aluminium alloy is 6061, 6063 and 6063A with high temperature extrusion,
rapid cooling and artificial aging T5 (or solution heat treatment T6). Then carries on the surface
treatment such as anodized & dye, electrophoretic coating, powder coating and PVDF coating.
Alloy Si Fe Cu Mn Mg Cr Zn Ti Others Al
Unit Total
6061
LD30
0.4—
0.8
0.7 0.15
—
0.4
0.15
0.8
—
1.2
0.04—
0.35 0.25 0.1
5
0.05 0.15 Remain
6063
LD31
0.2—
0.6
0.35
0.10 0.10
0.45
—
0.9
0.10
0.10 0.1
0
0.05 0.15 Remain
6063A 0.3—
0.6
0.15
—
0.35
0.10 0.15
0.6
—
0.9
0.05
0.15 0.1
0
0.05 0.15 Remain
6063 alloy chemical element content range is wide. Due to the roles played by various elements in the
alloy are different, it is necessary to consider the content of each element in the alloy and the
collocation of relationship between each other, which ensure ideal performance of alloy and good
economic benefits.
The main alloy elements are Mg and Si, and the main strengthening element is Mg2Si. To ensure
Mg2Si is fully dissolved, and the amount of Mg2Si in alloy are not less than 0.75%. But the solubility
of Mg2Si is connected with the content of Mg in the alloy, the mass ratio between Mg and Si in Mg2Si
is 1.73：1, if Mg2/Si>1.73, Mg is surplus, the excess of Mg will significantly lower solubility of Mg2Si
in solid aluminium alloy and weaken the effect of strengthening; if Mg2/Si<1.73, Si is surplus, the
excess of Si has little impact on solubility of Mg2Si and basically not weaken the effect of
strengthening.
Fe is one of the largest elements impact on the quality of anodizing & dye. With the increase of
Fe,anodizing film is gloss dark and transparency reduced, the radiance and brightness of aluminium
alloy profile will visibly reduce and impair body appearance as well. So, highly Fe element content is
not easy to anodize & dye.
In addition, because that the chemical compound formed by Fe and Si has strong thermoplastic and
easily makes casting crack. Especially when the contents Fe<Si, it is easy to form ternary eutectic of
low melting point and more hot brittleness on the grain boundary. While the contents Fe>Si, it will
release peritectic reaction of high melting point which improve the brittleness of temperature limit and
in turn reduce the tendency of cracking.
Therefore, we should first of all control well the contents of Mg, Si and Fe elements and the mutual
relation of them, not only ensure form enough hardening constituent Mg2Si in the alloy, but also

2. guarantee that there is a certain amount of Si excess that is less than the content of Fe element, and
more the content of Fe in the alloy is not affect the quality of anodizing & dye. Like this, the alloy has
a certain intensity, lowers the crack tendency, and meantime the quality of anodizing & dye is not
reduce.