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6065 Aluminum vs. Sintered 2014 Aluminum

Both 6065 aluminum and sintered 2014 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6065 aluminum and the bottom bar is sintered 2014 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
70
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 11
0.5 to 3.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96 to 110
52 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 400
140 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 380
97 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 43
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
10
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 34
1.0 to 5.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 1040
68 to 560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 40
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 43
20 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
6.2 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 98.2
91.5 to 96.3
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
3.5 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5