6013 Aluminum vs. 6070 Aluminum
Both 6013 aluminum and 6070 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6013 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6070 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 to 22 | |
| 5.6 to 8.6 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 98 to 140 | |
| 95 to 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 240 | |
| 220 to 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 410 | |
| 370 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 to 350 | |
| 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 580 | |
| 570 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 38 | |
| 41 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 140 |
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 | |
| 1170 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 58 | |
| 20 to 32 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 900 | |
| 880 to 900 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 41 | |
| 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 37 to 44 | |
| 42 to 43 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 60 | |
| 65 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 16 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 94.8 to 97.8 | |
| 94.6 to 98 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.6 to 1.1 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0.5 to 1.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.7 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |