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7020 Aluminum vs. Sintered 6061 Aluminum

Both 7020 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 7020 aluminum and the bottom bar is sintered 6061 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 14
0.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 130
32 to 62
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 390
83 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 310
62 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23 to 46
0.68 to 7.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 690
28 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 37
8.6 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 41
16 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 17
3.8 to 9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.2 to 94.8
96 to 99.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.4
0.4 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0.2 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5

Comparable Variants