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3004 Aluminum vs. Sintered 6061 Aluminum

Both 3004 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 3004 aluminum and the bottom bar is sintered 6061 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
0.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 120
32 to 62
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
83 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 68 to 270
62 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
170

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
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.2 to 27
0.68 to 7.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 33 to 540
28 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 31
8.6 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
16 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
3.8 to 9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.6 to 98.2
96 to 99.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0.4 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5

Comparable Variants