Lightweight AA6016 Aluminum Alloy Sheet Plain Aluminum Sheet

6016 aluminum is widely adopted in automotive lightweighting, especially for electric

vehicles, due to its optimal balance of strength, formability, and corrosion resistance.

Key Features

1) Properties

Composition: Al-Mg-Si alloy with Mg (0.25–0.6%), Si (1.0–1.5%), and trace Mn/Cu/Cr

for balanced strength and formability.

2) Mechanical Properties

Tensile strength: 200–260 MPa (annealed); up to 300+ MPa after T4/T6 heat treatment.

Elongation: ≥20% (excellent for deep drawing).

Corrosion Resistance: Good resistance to atmospheric and stress corrosion; suitable for

surface treatments (anodizing/painting).

Weldability: Compatible with MIG/TIG welding with minimal strength loss.

Heat Treatment: Strengthened via T4 (solution heat treatment) or T6 (precipitation hardening).

Advantages

♦ Lightweight: Density ~2.7 g/cm³ (30–50% lighter than steel).

♦ Formability: Ideal for complex shapes (e.g., automotive panels).

♦ Bake Hardening: Gains 30–50 MPa strength during paint-curing cycles.

♦ Sustainability: Fully recyclable, eco-friendly.

Common Thicknesses

Automotive: 0.8–2.5 mm (body panels), 1.5–3.0 mm (structural parts).

Electronics: 0.5–1.2 mm (casings, heat sinks).

General Use: 1.0–6.0 mm (customizable).

Applications

✅Automotive: Car doors, hoods, fenders, EV battery enclosures.

✅Transportation: Train interiors, lightweight components.

✅Electronics: Laptop/phone casings (modified 6016 for thermal management).

✅Construction: Decorative panels (with surface treatment).

Comparison with Other Alloys

Our company advantages

Technological & Production Strengths:

R&D Capabilities: Own a national-level corporate technology center and contributes to industry

standards.

Production Scale: We had an annual capacity exceeding 1 million tons of aluminium large-scale 

rolling mills.

Production Ability: We can produce the great Aluminum material for automobile, railway transportation,

marine, aerospace etc fields, and obtained the relevant certification.

Our factory own the world advanced equipments, include: