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EN AC-43100 Aluminum vs. Sintered 6061 Aluminum

Both EN AC-43100 aluminum and sintered 6061 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-43100 aluminum and the bottom bar is sintered 6061 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 2.5
0.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 68 to 76
32 to 62
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 270
83 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 230
62 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9 to 5.7
0.68 to 7.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 66 to 360
28 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 29
8.6 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
16 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 12
3.8 to 9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.9 to 90.8
96 to 99.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.55
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.4 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.45
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11
0.2 to 0.8
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5

Comparable Variants