6013 Aluminum vs. 515.0 Aluminum
Both 6013 aluminum and 515.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6013 aluminum and the bottom bar is 515.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
70 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 to 22 | |
10 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 98 to 140 | |
130 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 240 | |
190 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 410 | |
280 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
470 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
620 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 580 | |
620 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
900 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
23 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
8.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1170 | |
1120 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
15 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
52 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 41 | |
30 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 37 to 44 | |
36 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
13 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 94.8 to 97.8 | |
93.6 to 96.6 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.6 to 1.1 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 1.3 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
2.5 to 4.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
0.4 to 0.6 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
0.5 to 10 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |