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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. Sintered 6061 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45000 aluminum and sintered 6061 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 88% 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-45000 aluminum and the bottom bar is sintered 6061 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
0.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
32 to 62
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
83 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
62 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
0.68 to 7.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80
28 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
8.6 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
16 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
3.8 to 9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
96 to 99.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.55
0.4 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
0.2 to 0.8
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5