Aluminum Profile Technical Data

Framing the Future

General Information

Type Measure
EN AW-Al Mg Si 0.5 Material Designation DIN EN 573
Tensile strength RM min. 245 N/mm²
Yield Point Rp 0.2 min. 195 N/mm²
Ductile yield A5 min. 10%
Ductile yield A10 min. 8%
Moulus of elasticity E 70.000 N/mm²
Hardness HB approx. 75 Brinell hardness
Coefficient of Linear expansion 23.4 x 10⁻⁶ 1/K
Tolerances DIN EN 12020-2
Anodizing Process clear E6C0, black E6C35
Minimum Thickness of anodizing layer approx. 10-15 μm

Core Bores

Groove Style Drilled Hole d1 Reboreable up to d2
Metric Standard Metric Standard
L5 Aluminum Profile Ø 4.3mm ±0.1mm for M5 [Ø.17″ ± .004″ for UNC 10-24] Ø 6.0mm or M6 [Ø.23″ or UNC 1/4″-20]
L6 Aluminum Profile Ø 5.0mm ±0.2mm for M6 [Ø.20″ ± .008″ for UNC 1/4″-20] Ø 8.0mm or M8 [Ø.31″ or UNC 3/8″-16]
L8 Aluminum Profile Ø 6.8mm ±0.2mm for M8 [Ø.26″ ± .008″ for UNC 5/16″-18] Ø 13.0mm or M12 (not Eco.) [Ø.51″ or UNC 9/16″-12] (not Eco.)

Tensile Loading Capacity

Groove Style Profile T-Slot Nut Heavy-Duty T-Slot Nut
L5 Aluminum Profile L5 1,000N N/A
L6 Aluminum Profile L6 Standard 3,500N N/A
L6 Aluminum Profile L6 Light 1,000N N/A
L8 Aluminum Profile L8 Standard 10,000N 15,000N
L8 Aluminum Profile L8 Light 5,000N 7,000N
L8 Aluminum Profile L8 Economy 3,500N 6,000N

External Dimensions & T-slot Positions

Modular Dimension R
L5 Aluminum Profile L6 Aluminum Profile L8 Aluminum Profile
Profile Edge length a mm [in] External Groove Position and dimension n ± mm [in]
Range Tolerance
Metric Standard Metric Standard
0 – 10 [.40″] ±0.1 ±0[.004″]
10 – 20 [0.40″] – [.78″] ±0.15 ±[.006″]
20 – 40 [.78″] – [1.57″] ±0.2 ±[.008″]
40 – 60 [1.57″] – [2.36″] ±0.3 ±[.011″]
60 – 80 [2.36″] – [3.15″] ±0.4 ±[.015″]
80 – 100 [3.15″] – [3.93″] ±0.45 ±[.018″]
100 – 120 [3.93″] – [4.72″] ±0.5 ±[.020″]
120 – 160 [4.72″] – [6.30″] ±0.6 ±[.023″]

Groove Dimensions

Area 5 6 8
Metric Standard Metric Standard Metric Standard
a 5.0mm +0.3/-0 [.19″] +0.011/-0 6.2mm +0.3/-0 [.24″] +0.011/-0 8.0mm +0.4/-0 [.31″] +0.015/-0
b 11.5mm +0.3/-0 [.45″] +0.011/-0 16.3mm +0.3/-0 [.64″] +0.011/-0 20.0mm +0.4/-0 [.78″] +0.011/-0
c 6.35mm ±0.15 [.25″] ±0.006 9.75mm +0.2/-0 [.38″] +0.008/-0 12.25mm +0.3/-0 [.48″] +0.011/-0
d 1.8mm ±0.1 [.07″] ±0.004 3mm +0/-0.25 [.11″] +0/-0.01 4.5mm +0.3/-0 [.17″] +0.011/-0
e 0.15mm ±0.1 [.17″] ±0.004 0.15mm ±0.1 [.17″] ±0.004 0.2mm ±0.1 [.17″] ±0.004
d1 4.3mm ±0.1 [.17″] ±0.004 5.0mm +0.2/-0 [.17″] +0.008/-0 6.8mm +0.2/-0 6[.17″] +0.008/-0

Straight Tolerance Longitudinal

Length L – up to Straightness tolerance H1 for nominal length L
Metric Standard Metric Standard
1000mm [39.37″] 0.7mm [0.03″]
2000mm [78.74″] 1.3mm [0.05″]
3000mm [118.11″] 1.8mm [0.07″]
4000mm [157.48″] 2.2mm [0.09″]
5000mm [196.85″] 2.8mm [0.11″]
6000mm [236.22″] 3.0mm [0.12″]

Torsion

width W in mm Torsion tolerance T mm [inch] for length L mm [inch]
from to up to 1000mm [39.37″] up to 2000mm [78.74″] up to 3000mm [118.11″] up to 4000mm [157.48″] up to 5000mm [196.85″] up to 6000mm [236.22″]
– 25 1.0[0.04″] 1.5[0.06″] 1.5[0.06″] 2.0[0.08″] 2.0[0.08″] 2.0[0.08″]
25 50 1.0[0.04″] 1.2[0.05″] 1.5[0.06″] 1.8[0.07″] 2.0[0.08″] 2.0[0.08″]
50 75 1.0[0.04″] 1.2[0.05″] 1.2[0.05″] 1.5[0.06″] 2.0[0.08″] 2.0[0.08″]
75 100 1.0[0.04″] 1.5[0.06″] 1.8[0.07″] 2.2[0.09″] 2.5[0.10″] 3.0[0.12″]
100 125 1.2[0.05″] 1.5[0.06″] 1.8[0.07″] 2.2[0.09″] 2.5[0.10″] 3.0[0.12″]
125 150 1.2[0.05″] 1.5[0.06″] 1.8[0.07″] 2.2[0.09″] 2.5[0.10″] 3.0[0.12″]
150 200 1.5[0.06″] 1.8[0.07″] 2.2[0.09″] 2.6[0.10″] 3.0[0.12″] 3.5[0.14″]
200 300 1.8[0.07″] 2.5[0.10″] 3.0[0.12″] 3.5[0.14″] 4.0[0.16″] 4.5[0.18″]

Straight Tolerance Transverse

width W in mm straightness tolerance F
from to mm inches
0 30 0.2 0.008″
30 60 0.3 0.012″
60 100 0.4 0.016″
100 150 0.5 0.019″
150 200 0.7 0.027″
200 250 0.85 0.033″

Angle Tolerance

width W in mm Angular Tolerance L ±
from to mm inches
0 20 0.2 0.008″
20 40 0.4 0.016″
40 60 0.6 0.023″
60 80 0.8 0.031″
80 120 1.2 0.047″
120 200 1.5 0.059″