6013 Aluminum vs. 6005A Aluminum
Both 6013 aluminum and 6005A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6013 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6005A aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
69 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 to 22 | |
8.6 to 17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 98 to 140 | |
55 to 110 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 240 | |
120 to 180 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 410 | |
190 to 300 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 to 350 | |
100 to 270 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
410 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
650 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 580 | |
600 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
180 to 190 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 38 | |
47 to 50 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
150 to 170 |
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 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1170 | |
1180 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 58 | |
24 to 29 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 900 | |
76 to 530 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 41 | |
20 to 30 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 37 to 44 | |
27 to 36 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 60 | |
72 to 79 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
8.6 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 94.8 to 97.8 | |
96.5 to 99.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.6 to 1.1 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
0.4 to 0.7 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
0.5 to 0.9 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |