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5456 Aluminum vs. Sintered 6061 Aluminum

Both 5456 aluminum and sintered 6061 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 5456 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, % 11 to 18
0.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130 to 210
32 to 62
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 340
83 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 250
62 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 97
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 9.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33 to 46
0.68 to 7.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 470
28 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 35
8.6 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 40
16 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
3.8 to 9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92 to 94.8
96 to 99.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 5.5
0.4 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5

Comparable Variants