Customer surveys have shown that good machinability is a key requirement for most 6061 Aluminum Plate applications. 6013 - Power Plate offers improved machinability, higher hardness, increased strength and smoother sawed and machined surfaces than existing 6061-T651 plate. 6013 - Power Plate users experience all of these benefits without sacrificing the excellent corrosion resistance, weldability and thermal conductivity of 6051-T651.

Working with Alcoa's Technical and Research Center, the Davenport rolling mill developed 6013 - Power Plate to meet the higher speed and feed capabilities of today's state of the art, high-speed saws and metal working machinery. Applications for 6013 - Power Plate are broad and varied, ranging from fixtures to molds, machined parts to semiconductor fabrication equipment. It accommodates virtually any application requiring increased strength, higher hardness, better surface finish and machinability, offering the processor or end user improved productivity and cost benefits.