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380.0 Aluminum vs. Sintered 6061 Aluminum

Both 380.0 aluminum and sintered 6061 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 86% 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 380.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is sintered 6061 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.0
0.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
32 to 62
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
83 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
62 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.0
0.68 to 7.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
28 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
8.6 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
16 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
3.8 to 9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.6 to 89.5
96 to 99.4
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0.2 to 0.8
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5