6013 Aluminum vs. 5019 Aluminum
Both 6013 aluminum and 5019 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6013 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5019 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
68 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 to 22 | |
2.2 to 18 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 98 to 140 | |
100 to 160 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 240 | |
170 to 210 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 410 | |
280 to 360 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 to 350 | |
120 to 300 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
180 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
640 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 580 | |
540 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
130 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
24 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 38 | |
29 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
98 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
9.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1170 | |
1180 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 58 | |
7.6 to 40 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 900 | |
110 to 650 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
51 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 41 | |
29 to 38 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 37 to 44 | |
35 to 42 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 60 | |
52 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
13 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 94.8 to 97.8 | |
91.5 to 95.3 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.6 to 1.1 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
4.5 to 5.6 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
0.1 to 0.6 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |