6101 Aluminum Alloy Busbar

• Customization: Available
• Shape: Flat
• Application: Transportation Tools, Door & Window, Glass Wall, Heat Sink, Decorations
• Model NO.: 6101
• Certification: ISO9001, ASTM, JIS, GB, EN
• Technique: Extruded
• Grade: 6000 Series
• Temper: T3 - T8
• Surface Treatment: Mill Finish
• Alloy: Non-alloy
• Thickness: up to 200mm
• Width: up to 600mm
• Length: up to 6000mm
• Tensile: 45,000 +/-
• Transport Package: Export Standard Wooden Pallet, Box
• Specification: According to Customer Requirement
• Trademark: Chalco Aluminum
• Origin: Henan China
• HS Code: 7606119000
• Production Capacity: 15000mt/Month

Product Description

6101 Aluminum Alloy Busbar

Alloys and Tempers
After World War II, a new conductor alloy, 6101, was developed which had considerably higher yield strength and better creep resistance than 1350. The alloy contained magnesium and silicon for high mechanical strength without chalcoficant reduction in conductivity. The strength of this alloy (6101) is obtained by suitable heat treaunents, occasionally combined with some cold work.
Alloy 6101B is a medium strength alloy which is specifically dedicated to applications where a high conductivity is required. Angle shapes are usually made of 6101-T6 alloy.  

Parameters	Aluminium	Copper
Relevant Standards	IEC 60105 ISO 209-1,2	IEC 60028
Grade	6101	100% IACS
Physical Properties Chemical Composition Specific Heat     gm.cal/ºC Density         gm/cm2 Melting Point    ºC	0.092 2.91 660	99% pure 0.220 8.89 1083
Mechanical Properties Ultimate Tensile Strength      kgf/mm2 Ultimate Shearing Strength    kgf/mm2 Elastic Modulus             kgf/mm2 0.2% Tensile-proof Strength   kgf/mm2	20.5/25 15 6,700 16.5/22	22-26 16-19 12000 60-80% of tensile strength
Electrical Properties Specific Resistance         cm Volume Conductivity       mm2 Conductivity              % IACS Co-efficient of expansion    mm/m/ºC	3.133 31.9 57 2.3*10-5	1.7241 58 100 1.73*10-5

Other aluminum alloys may be used for bus conductors. However, they should be used with care since conductivity and mechanical properties can be greatly affected by small amounts of alloying elements.

Flatwise Bending Radius
 

Type of Bar	Alloy and Temper	Thickness  in.	Radius  min.
	1350-H11	All	1 * thickness
Extruded	6101-H11	0.250-0.750 0.751-1.000	1 * thickness 2 * thickness
	6101-T6	0.125-0.375 0.376-0.500	2 * thickness 21/2 thickness
	6101-T61	0.125-0.500 0.501-0.749 0.750-1.000 1.001-1.625	1 * thickness 2 * thickness 3 * thickness 4 * thickness
	6101-T63	0.125-0.375 0.376-0.500 0.501-1.000	1 * thickness 11/2 thickness 21/2 thickness
	6101-T64	0.125-0.750 0.751-1.000	1 * thickness 2 * thickness
	6101-T65	0.125-0.500 0.501-0.749	1 * thickness 2 * thickness
Rolled	1350-H12	All	1 * thickness
Sawed plate	1350-H112	All	1 * thickness

Applicable to widths up through 6 inches in the T6,T61,T63 and T65 temper and to widths up through 12 inches for all other listed tempers. Bend radius for greater widths are subject to inquiry.

                            Physical and Electrical Properties of Aluminum Wrought Bus Conductor Alloys
                                    (ASTM B 236,B 317,and The Aluminum Association)

Applying to all alloys and tempers of wrought  alloys, typical values.   Weight, lb/cu in. (rounded) 0.098 Specific heat, cal/gm/ºC or BTU/LB/F 0.214  at 70ºC for 1350 and 0.220 for 6101(e).   Coefficient of thermat expansion (linear)/ºC  0.000023. Specific gravity - 2.70.				Modulus of Elasticity, Typical, psi 10 * 106, up to 2% higher  in compression.   Note : if two values are shown, the more favorable is "typical";  the less favorable is designated "minimum" provided a higher  value is favorable. Otherwise the term "guaranteed" is  sometimes used.
Properties	Alloy and Temper
	1350 Any Temper	6101  -T6	6101 -T61		6101 -T63	6101 -T64	6101 -T65	6101-T6 Typical	6063 -T6 typical
Thermal conductivity at 20ºC,watts/sq.  In /in /ºC	5.9-6.0	5.3-5.4	5.5-5.6		5.4-5.5	5.7-5.8	5.7-5.8	3.9	5.1
Volume electrical conductivity at 20ºC  percent IACS(a).	61-62	55-56	57-58		56-57	59.5-60.5	56.5-57.5	42.43	63(a)
Electrical resistivity (de) at 20ºC (68F)  microhms/sq.in./ft(c).	13.35- 13.14	14.81- 14.55	14.29- 14.04		14.55- 14.29	13.69- 13.46	14.42- 14.17	19.39- 18.94	15.37
Temperature coefficient of electrical  resistance at 20ºC /ºC(d).	0.00403- 0.00410	0.00363- 0.00370	0.00377- 0.00383		0.00370- 0.00377	0.00393- 0.00400	0.00373- 0.00380	0.00284- 0.00277	0.00350

 
(a) Typical conductivities of 6101 alloys from Standards of The Aluminum Association. The conductivity of 6063·T6 alloy pipe for outdoor service may be taken as 55.% lACS for current ratings, per NEMA Standard.
(b) To obtain de resistance at 20"'C in microhms multiply table value by length in feet and divide by cross sectional area in sq. in.
(c) Increasing by 0.018 for each 100"C above 70'C (specific heat).
(d) The higher of a pair of coettlclents corresponds to the higher vafue of the pair of conductivity values.

                         Temperature Coefficients of Resistance (dc) for Bus-conductor Aluminum Alloys 
                             And Representative Value for Commercial Copper Bus Bar
 

Aluminum Alloys and Tempers, And Conductivity % (IACS) (a)

	6061- T6 Typical	6063-T6 Typical	6101-T6 Minimum	6101-T63 Minimum	6101-T6 Minimum	6101-T61 Typical		6101-T64 Minimum		1350  Minimum	1350  Typical	Representative  Value  Commercial  Copper  Busbar
% IACS Temp. C.	40%	53% (b)	55%	56%	57%	58%	59%	59.5%	60%	61%	62%	98%
0 10 20 25	.00279 .00271 .00264 .00261	.00377 .00363 .00350 .00344	.00392 .00377 .00363 .00357	.00400 .00384 .00370 .00363	.00407 .00391 .00377 .00370	.00415 .00398 .00383 .00376	.00423 .00406 .00390 .00382	.00427 .00409 .00393 .00386	.00431 .00413 .00396 .00388	.00438 .00420 .00403 .00395	.00446 .00427 .00410 .00401	.00417 .00401 .00385 .00378
30 40 50 60	.00257 .00251 .00245 .00239	.00338 .00327 .00317 .00307	.00351 .00339 .00328 .00317	.00357 .00344 .00333 .00322	.00363 .00350 .00338 .00327	.00369 .00356 .00344 .00332	.00375 .00362 .00349 .00337	.00378 .00364 .00352 .00340	.00381 .00367 .00354 .00342	.00387 .00373 .00360 .00347	.00393 .00379 .00365 .00352	.00371 .00358 .00345 .00334
70 80 90 100	.00233 .00228 .00223 .00218	.00298 .00289 .00281 .00274	.00307 .00298 .00290 .00282	.00312 .00303 .00294 .00285	.00316 .00307 .00298 .00289	.00322 .00312 .00302 .00293	.00326 .00316 .00306 .00297	.00329 .00318 .00308 .00299	.00331 .00320 .00310 .00301	.00335 .00325 .00314 .00305	.00340 .00329 .00318 .00309	.00323 .00313 .00303 .00294

 
(a) For alloys not shown. obtain conductivities from Table 13·2, and interpolate from the listed values.
 
(b) Per note on Table 1;3.2, 55% conductivity is much used as design basis for 6063·T6 alloys for tubes, hence coefficients should be taken from the column, heade

Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Bus Conductor and Related Alloys
        (The Aluminum Association ; ASTM B 236, B 241, and B 429; and Manufacturer's Listings)
 

Product	Alloy and Temper	Thickness in Ultimates	Tensile Strength (ksi) At 20 (68.F)		Typical  Ultimate	Typical Yield	Typical(a)  Elongation (Percent - in 2 in.  Or 4 Dia)
			Minimum  Ultimate	Minimum  Yield
Extruded rod, bar tube, pipe and shapes	1350-H111	All	8.5	3.5			35.0
	6101-T6	0.125-0.500	29.0	25.0	32.0	28.0	15.0
	6101-T61	0.125-0.749 0.750-1.499 1.500-2.000	20.0 18.0 15.0	15.0 11.0 8.0
	6101-T63 6101-H111 6101-T64 6101-T65	0.125-0.500 0.250-2.000 0.125-1.000 0.125-0.749	27.0 12.0 15.0 25.0	22.0 8.0 8.0 20.0	14.0	11.0
Extruded pipe(c)	6061-T6 6063-T6	Pipe size 1.0 &  over Pipe sizes,all	38.0 30.0	35.0 25.0	45.0 35.0	40.0 31.0	10.0 min 8.0 min
Rolled bar	1350-H12	0.125-1.000	12.0	8.0	14.0	12.0
Sawed-plate bar or sheet	1350-H112	0.125-0.499 0.500-1.000 1.001-3.000	11.0 10.0 9.0	6.0 4.0 3.5			10.0min 16.0min 22.0min
Rolled sheet (for shearing or forming)	1350 1350-H12 1350-H14	0.020-0.249	8.0 12.0 14.0		12.0 14.0 16.0	4.0 12.0 14.0	20-30 min 4-9 min 3-6 min
	1350-H16 1350-H18	0.020-0.125	16.0 18.0		18.0	16.0	2-4 min 2-4 min
Cast Alloy for Bus	1350-F  1050	1 in. And up			8.5	3.5	35.0
Cast Alloy for Fittings	A356.0-T61		37.0				5.0