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7076 Aluminum vs. Sintered 6061 Aluminum

Both 7076 aluminum and sintered 6061 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 7076 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, % 6.2
0.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
32 to 62
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
83 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
62 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 460
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
0.68 to 7.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1510
28 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 49
8.6 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
16 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
3.8 to 9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.9 to 91.2
96 to 99.4
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 2.0
0.4 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5