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5154A Aluminum vs. Sintered 6061 Aluminum

Both 5154A aluminum and sintered 6061 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 5154A aluminum and the bottom bar is sintered 6061 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
0.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 83 to 160
32 to 62
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 370
83 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 96 to 320
62 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.0 to 36
0.68 to 7.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 760
28 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 38
8.6 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 43
16 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
3.8 to 9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.7 to 96.9
96 to 99.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0.4 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5

Comparable Variants