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1070A Aluminum vs. Sintered 6061 Aluminum

Both 1070A aluminum and sintered 6061 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1070A aluminum and the bottom bar is sintered 6061 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 33
0.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 17 to 51
32 to 62
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 140
83 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 120
62 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.0 to 18
0.68 to 7.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 100
28 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.0 to 14
8.6 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
16 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.1 to 6.3
3.8 to 9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.7 to 100
96 to 99.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
0.4 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.2 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5

Comparable Variants