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324.0 Aluminum vs. Sintered 2014 Aluminum

Both 324.0 aluminum and sintered 2014 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 324.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is sintered 2014 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 4.0
0.5 to 3.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 77 to 89
52 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 310
140 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
97 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 8.9
1.0 to 5.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85 to 510
68 to 560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 38
20 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.7 to 14
6.2 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.3 to 92.2
91.5 to 96.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.6
3.5 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.0 to 8.0
0 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5