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Sintered 6061 Aluminum vs. 5657 Aluminum

Both sintered 6061 aluminum and 5657 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 5657 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 0.5 to 6.0
6.6 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 32 to 62
74 to 88
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 83 to 210
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 62 to 190
140 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 52
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
180

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
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.68 to 7.0
9.7 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 280
140 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 21
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 29
23 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 81
84
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.8 to 9.4
6.7 to 8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96 to 99.4
98.5 to 99.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.2
0.6 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.030
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 0.050

Comparable Variants