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EN AC-51200 Aluminum vs. Sintered 6061 Aluminum

Both EN AC-51200 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-51200 aluminum and the bottom bar is sintered 6061 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
0.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
32 to 62
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
83 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
62 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 92
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 74
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 9.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2
0.68 to 7.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
28 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
8.6 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
16 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
3.8 to 9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.5 to 92
96 to 99.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 8.0 to 10.5
0.4 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.5
0.2 to 0.8
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5