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Sintered 6061 Aluminum vs. 6063A Aluminum

Both sintered 6061 aluminum and 6063A aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 6063A 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 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 32 to 62
53 to 80
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 83 to 210
130 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 62 to 190
55 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 52
49 to 54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
160 to 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
8.3
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
13 to 21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 280
22 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 21
13 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 29
21 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 81
83
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.8 to 9.4
5.6 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96 to 99.4
97.5 to 99
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.2
0.6 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants