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Sintered 6061 Aluminum vs. 5252 Aluminum

Both sintered 6061 aluminum and 5252 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is sintered 6061 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5252 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 0.5 to 6.0
4.5 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 32 to 62
100 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 83 to 210
230 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 62 to 190
170 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 52
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
120

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
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.68 to 7.0
12 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 280
210 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 21
23 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 29
31 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 81
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.8 to 9.4
10 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96 to 99.4
96.6 to 97.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.2
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.080
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants