6013 Aluminum vs. 2219 Aluminum
Both 6013 aluminum and 2219 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6013 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2219 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
72 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 to 22 | |
2.2 to 20 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 98 to 140 | |
90 to 130 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
27 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 240 | |
110 to 280 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 410 | |
180 to 480 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 to 350 | |
88 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
390 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
230 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
640 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 580 | |
540 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
870 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
110 to 170 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
22 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 38 | |
28 to 44 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
81 to 130 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
11 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
3.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1170 | |
1130 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 58 | |
9.6 to 60 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 900 | |
54 to 1060 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
44 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 41 | |
16 to 43 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 37 to 44 | |
23 to 44 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 60 | |
42 to 63 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
8.2 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 94.8 to 97.8 | |
91.5 to 93.8 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.6 to 1.1 | |
5.8 to 6.8 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
0.2 to 0.4 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0.020 to 0.1 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.15 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.25 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |