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A384.0 Aluminum vs. Sintered 6061 Aluminum

Both A384.0 aluminum and sintered 6061 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 84% 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 A384.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is sintered 6061 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
0.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
32 to 62
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
83 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
62 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 73
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
0.68 to 7.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
28 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
8.6 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
16 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
3.8 to 9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.3 to 86.5
96 to 99.4
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 12
0.2 to 0.8
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5