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6262A Aluminum vs. Sintered 6061 Aluminum

Both 6262A aluminum and sintered 6061 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 6262A 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, % 4.5 to 11
0.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 94 to 110
32 to 62
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 410
83 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 370
62 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 34
0.68 to 7.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 1000
28 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 41
8.6 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 44
16 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
3.8 to 9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.2 to 97.8
96 to 99.4
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.4 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.2 to 0.8
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5

Comparable Variants