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Sintered 6061 Aluminum vs. 5383 Aluminum

Both sintered 6061 aluminum and 5383 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is sintered 6061 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5383 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 0.5 to 6.0
6.7 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 32 to 62
130 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 83 to 210
310 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 62 to 190
150 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 52
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
97

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
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.68 to 7.0
23 to 40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 280
170 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 21
32 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 29
38 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 81
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.8 to 9.4
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96 to 99.4
92 to 95.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.2
4.0 to 5.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.7 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants