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AA 6061 Aluminium: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for AA 6061, broken down by form. Signals are indicative and derived from listings and RFQs.

Last updated: 15 Oct 2026, 1:00 AM

Live Signal Lifetime

Lifetime: This grade’s supply and demand by form, across everything ever listed on M-EX. Use this for the long view. For example, “Has this grade historically drawn more buyers than sellers?”

Shortage

In Demand

Healthy

Oversupplied

Deep Supply

Low Activity

Form	Supply	Demand	Status	Price Band (Rs./MT)
Plate	3	3	Healthy	431,000 to 466,000 median 451,000

AA 6061's demand ranks in the top 34% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.

Disclaimer: All information on this page is indicative only and derived from posted listings and RFQs on M-EX. It does not constitute a market price quote or investment advice. M-EX and GTE make no representations as to accuracy or completeness. Actual activity depends on quantity, quality, payment terms and other commercial factors agreed between buyers and sellers.

AA 6061 is an Aluminium Alloys grade: Al-Mg-Si Alloy (Structural).

Equivalent / Similar Grades (2)

Grade	Standard	Region
EN AW-6061	EN 573-3	International
A6061	JIS H4000	International

Chemical Composition (%)

Si	Fe	Cu	Mn	Mg	Cr	Zn	Ti	Al
0.40-0.80	0-0.70	0.15-0.40	0-0.15	0.80-1.20	0.04-0.35	0-0.25	0-0.15	balance

Mechanical Properties

Yield Strength	~240-275 MPa (T6)
Tensile Strength	~290-320 MPa (T6)
Elongation	~8-12% (T6)
Note	Structural aluminium-magnesium-silicon alloy, values for T6 solution heat-treated + artificially aged temper