6013 Aluminum vs. 6182 Aluminum
Both 6013 aluminum and 6182 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 6182 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 to 22 | |
| 6.8 to 13 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 98 to 140 | |
| 63 to 99 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 240 | |
| 140 to 190 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 410 | |
| 230 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 to 350 | |
| 130 to 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 640 |
| 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 | |
| 40 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 130 |
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 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1170 | |
| 1170 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 58 | |
| 21 to 26 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 900 | |
| 110 to 520 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 41 | |
| 23 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 37 to 44 | |
| 30 to 38 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 60 | |
| 65 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 10 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 94.8 to 97.8 | |
| 95 to 97.9 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| 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 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.3 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |