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4032 Aluminum vs. Sintered 6061 Aluminum

Both 4032 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 4032 aluminum and the bottom bar is sintered 6061 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
68
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
0.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
32 to 62
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
83 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
62 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 570
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25
0.68 to 7.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
28 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
8.6 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
16 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
3.8 to 9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.1 to 87.2
96 to 99.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0.4 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13.5
0.2 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5