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2195 Aluminum vs. Sintered 6061 Aluminum

Both 2195 aluminum and sintered 6061 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 2195 aluminum and the bottom bar is sintered 6061 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
68
Elongation at Break, % 9.3
0.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
32 to 62
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
83 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
62 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1470
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
0.68 to 7.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2290
28 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
8.6 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 53
16 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
3.8 to 9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.9 to 94.9
96 to 99.4
Copper (Cu), % 3.7 to 4.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Lithium (Li), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.8
0.4 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0.2 to 0.8
Silver (Ag), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5