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6013-T4 Aluminum

6013-T4 aluminum is 6013 aluminum in the T4 temper. To achieve this temper, the metal is solution heat-treated and naturally aged. It has the lowest strength and highest ductility compared to the other variants of 6013 aluminum.

The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 6013-T4 aluminum to: 6000-series alloys (top), all aluminum alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

69 GPa 10 x 106 psi

Elongation at Break

22 %

Fatigue Strength

98 MPa 14 x 103 psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

26 GPa 3.8 x 106 psi

Shear Strength

190 MPa 28 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

310 MPa 45 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

170 MPa 24 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

410 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

160 °C 320 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

650 °C 1200 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

580 °C 1070 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

900 J/kg-K 0.21 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

150 W/m-K 87 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

23 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

38 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

120 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

9.5 % relative

Density

2.8 g/cm3 170 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

8.3 kg CO2/kg material

Embodied Energy

150 MJ/kg 66 x 103 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

1170 L/kg 140 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

58 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

200 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

14 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

49 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

31 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

37 points

Thermal Diffusivity

60 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

14 points

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al)Al 94.8 to 97.8
Magnesium (Mg)Mg 0.8 to 1.2
Copper (Cu)Cu 0.6 to 1.1
Silicon (Si)Si 0.6 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn)Mn 0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe)Fe 0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn)Zn 0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr)Cr 0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti)Ti 0 to 0.1
Residualsres. 0 to 0.15

All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.

Followup Questions

Further Reading

ASTM B209: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate

ASM Specialty Handbook: Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys, J. R. Davis (editor), 1993

EN 573-3: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Chemical composition and form of wrought products. Chemical composition and form of products

CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook, 4th ed., James F. Shackelford et al. (editors), 2015