6013 Aluminum vs. 6110A Aluminum
Both 6013 aluminum and 6110A 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 6110A aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
70 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 to 22 | |
11 to 18 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 98 to 140 | |
140 to 210 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 240 | |
220 to 280 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 410 | |
360 to 470 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 to 350 | |
250 to 430 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
410 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
190 |
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 | |
160 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 38 | |
42 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
8.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1170 | |
1170 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 58 | |
47 to 58 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 900 | |
450 to 1300 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 41 | |
36 to 47 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 37 to 44 | |
41 to 48 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 60 | |
65 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
16 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 94.8 to 97.8 | |
94.8 to 98 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0.050 to 0.25 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.6 to 1.1 | |
0.3 to 0.8 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
0.7 to 1.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
0.3 to 0.9 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
0.7 to 1.1 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |