ʻO 6061-T6 ka ikaika kiʻekiʻe, ka paʻakikī kiʻekiʻe (a hiki i ka HV90 degere a ʻoi aʻe paha), ka hopena hana maikaʻi, a me ka hopena oxidation maikaʻi.ʻAʻohe pores trachoma, a ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka palahalaha.E hoʻomaikaʻi i ka maikaʻi o ka hana ʻana a hoʻemi i nā kumukūʻai waiwai.ʻO kēia ke koho maikaʻi loa no ke kumu kūʻai haʻahaʻa, nā mea kiʻekiʻe.ʻO ka moʻo 6061-T6 kahi huila o ka aluminika, ka magnesium, a me ke silika.He mea hoʻoheheʻe ʻia i ka wela.ʻOi aku ka maikaʻi o ka ikaika a me ka corrosion, a maikaʻi ke ʻano like.