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Sintered 6061 Aluminum vs. 5051A Aluminum

Both sintered 6061 aluminum and 5051A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 sintered 6061 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5051A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 0.5 to 6.0
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 32 to 62
51 to 61
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 83 to 210
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 62 to 190
56

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 52
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.68 to 7.0
24 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 280
23
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 21
17 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 29
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 81
63
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.8 to 9.4
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96 to 99.4
96.1 to 98.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.45
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.2
1.4 to 2.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants