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EN AC-46400 Aluminum vs. Sintered 6061 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46400 aluminum and sintered 6061 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% 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-46400 aluminum and the bottom bar is sintered 6061 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 1.7
0.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75 to 85
32 to 62
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
83 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
62 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
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 1.7 to 4.9
0.68 to 7.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 500
28 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 32
8.6 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 38
16 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
3.8 to 9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.4 to 90.5
96 to 99.4
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.65
0.4 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 8.3 to 9.7
0.2 to 0.8
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5

Comparable Variants