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7175 Aluminum vs. Sintered 6061 Aluminum

Both 7175 aluminum and sintered 6061 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 7175 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, % 3.8 to 5.9
0.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 180
32 to 62
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 570
83 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 490
62 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 29
0.68 to 7.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1310 to 1730
28 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 48 to 52
8.6 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48 to 51
16 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
3.8 to 9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88 to 91.4
96 to 99.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0.18 to 0.28
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.9
0.4 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.1 to 6.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5

Comparable Variants