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EN AC-51300 Aluminum vs. Sintered 6061 Aluminum

Both EN AC-51300 aluminum and sintered 6061 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% 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-51300 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, % 3.7
0.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 78
32 to 62
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
83 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
62 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
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 9.1
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1
0.68 to 7.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 87
28 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
8.6 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
16 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
3.8 to 9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.4 to 95.5
96 to 99.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.55
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.5 to 6.5
0.4 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.45
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0.2 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5